Bohdan-Ihor Vasyliovych Antonych (; 5 October 1909 – 6 July 1937) was a 20th-century Ukrainian

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

. In 1934 Antonych received third prize honours from the

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Society of Writers and Journalists for his work ''Three Signet Rings''.

Biography

Antonych was born and raised in the

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village of Nowica where his father, Vasyl, was a parish priest. In 1928, Antonych left Nowica to study at

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, where he remained until he received his degree in

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in 1933. From 1928 to 1933, Antonych was a student at the Jan Kazimierz University in Lviv, where he studied at the Faculty of Philosophy (specializing in Polish philology). In order to help finance his chosen career of professional writer, he occasionally worked as an editor for journals such as ''Dazhboh'' and ''Karby''. Antonych died from

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on 6 July 1937. In October 2009, the

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issued a commemorative coin in his honor as a part of their "Outstanding Personalities of Ukraine" series. In his poetry, he combines the principles of

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with a life-affirming

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inspired by Lemko folklore. He declared himself "a pagan in love with life" and "a poet of spring intoxication".

Selected works

* Autobiography (Автобіографія) * ''The Green Gospel'' (Зелена Євангелія). Lviv, 1938 * ''Book of the Lion'' (Книга Лева). Lviv, 1936; * ''На другому березі'' (unfinished) * ''Welcome to Life'' �ривітання життя Lviv, 1931; * ''Song on the Indestructibility of Matter'' (Пісня про незнищенність матерії) * ''Rotations'' (Ротації). Lviv, 1938. * ''Three Rings'' (Три перстені). Lviv, 1934; * Ukrainian translations of

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's works

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Antonych's works in audio format
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