Dmytro PavlychkoDmytro Pavlychko has been an editor, translator, literary critic, film scriptwriter, ambassador, and pro-democracy political figure. He was born in 1929 in a rural village close to the Carpathian Mountains. In 1944-5 he was imprisoned at the age of 1 by the Soviets on fabricated charges for alleged activities on behalf of the Ukrainian Partisan Army. He has published twenty collections of poetry, as well as several books of poetry translations and literary criticism. Many of his poems have been set to music and turned into songs, with ones such as "Two Colors" becoming national classics known by Ukrainians virtually everywhere. In 1977 Pavlychko received the Shevchenko Prize, the most prestigious literary award in Ukraine. Pavlychko served as ambassador to Slovakia from 1995-1998 and later to Poland from 1999- 2002. He was elected a member of the Ukrainian parliament in 2005. He has received the designation of Hero of Ukraine from the Ukrainian government as well as honorary doctorates from Lviv National University and Warsaw University. He continues to reside in the capital city of Kiev and remains active in public life. TWO COLORS OF THE SOUL: THE SELECTED POETRY OF DMYTRO PAVLYCHKO is his first book of poetry translated and published into English. Read More Read Less