Here’s a look at who the poet is and his powerful poem. Serhiy Zhadan, 48, is a Ukrainian poet, novelist, and social activist from the Luhansk Oblast province’s city of Starobilsk in Ukraine.

By Carlotta Gall and Oleksandr Chubko A team of reporters followed Serhiy Zhadan, Ukraine’s leading poet and rock star, over several months, attending concerts and poetry readings in Kyiv ...

"Zhadan is our conscience. ... His poems talk about us, about who we are and what is happening around us," says Taras Katrychenko, a 34-year-old in the audience. Don't forget about Ukraine Zhadan ...

In May, Serhiy Zhadan, one of Ukraine’s most famous writers ... “Literature, poetry in particular, played the role of nation-building in Ukraine,” said Lyuba Yakimchuk, a Ukrainian poet.

The Oscar-winning actress read the English version of a Ukrainian poem, Take Only ... with the invaded nation, at an event jointly co-ordinated by the US and Ukraine embassies.

Some groups gathered around the US and Ukraine embassies, while others, including Dame Helen Mirren, joined the vigil held at Trafalgar Square. With tears in her eyes, Mirren recited a touching poem; ...

Dame Helen Mirren became tearful as she recited a poem at a London ... of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Oscar-winning actress read the English version of a Ukrainian poem, Take Only What Is Most ...