The White Chalk of Days

“…this masterfully translated, lucid, and engaging selection showcases the extraordinary power, vitality, and diversity of writing in contemporary Ukraine.” – Maryna Romanets, University of Northern British Columbia

“It’s a great public service to enlarge our acquaintance with this indispensable work, an act of moral generosity. But what the reader will be most grateful for is the sheer pleasure of it.” – Lloyd Schwartz, poet and Pulitzer Prize-winning critic

"This book stands as a notable contribution to appreciating major currents in Ukrainian literature of the last generation—an appreciation that, for most of us, is notably overdue."- World Literature Today

Featured in the TLS (June 22 2018)

"Mark Andryczyk describes the longing of many writers to liberate themselves..."
"Rather the singing the praise of national heroes, [Bondar] records the humour and humiliations of everyday life."
"The kind of poetry included in these collections is the antithesis of propaganda; these poetic dialogues are a valuable reminder that there is nothing immutable about Russian-Ukrainian enmity."