© 2024 Iowa Public Radio
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Writers reflect on two years of war in Ukraine

River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

It’s been nearly two years since Russia invaded Ukraine. On this episode of River to River, three writers with different perspectives discuss the Ukraine war.

Christopher Merrill directs the international writing program at the University of Iowa. He’s gone on several missions of cultural diplomacy to Ukraine. His latest book The Road to Lviv draws upon those experiences.

We’ll also hear from Ukrainian authors and translators Askold Melnyczuk and Oksana Lutsyshyna.

Guests:

  • Chris Merrill, author and director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa
  • Askold Melnyczuk, Ukrainian author and professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Oksana Lutsyshyna, Ukrainian novelist and poet, assistant professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas Austin
Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River
Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio