Still City: A Diary of an Invasion by Oksana Maksymchuk Hafez Still there are the ordinary

Still there are the ordinary and abundant pleasures of day-to-day living

’ – Elisa Gabbert

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Still City: A Diary of an Invasion by Oksana Maksymchuk Hafez Still there are the ordinaryThe poems in this debut English language collection meditate on the changing sense of reality, temporality, mortality, and intimacy in the face of a catastrophic event. While some of the poems have been composed in the months preceding the full scale invasion of the poet's homeland, others have emerged in its wake. Navigating between a chronicle, a chorus, and a collage, Still City reflects the lived experiences of liminality with urgency and