In Our Own Words: Ilya Kaminsky, Bourne Chair in Poetry at Georgia Tech

Posted July 28, 2021

External Article: ArtsATL

Ilya Kaminsky, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was featured in "In Our Own Words: Ilya Kaminsky, Bourne Chair in Poetry at Georgia Tech," published on July 22, 2021, in ArtsATL.

In the article, Kaminsky reflects on how his native country, Ukraine, is at war, and how the artists there are impacted by tragedy. 

Is it foolish to speak of little joys that occur in the middle of tragedy? It is our humanity. Whatever we have left of it. We must not deny it to ourselves. I am a love poet, or a poet in love with the world. It is just who I am. If the world is falling apart, I have to say the truth. But I don’t stop being in love with that world.