Jurij Zawadski

Poet, sound poetry performer, translator, noise artist, philologist, academician. Born in Ukraine. In 2006 completed his postgraduate studies at the Department of Theory of Literature and Comparative Literature of the Faculty of Ternopil National Pedagogical University named after Volodymyr Hnatiuk, obtained PhD in the field of Literary Theory. Worked at Ternopil National Pedagogical University named after Volodymyr Hnatiuk. Today is the Chef-Editor of Publishing House “Krok” (http://krokbooks.com), manages as an independent literary agent and provides classes at Kremenets Academy. Also works as an editor for the portal “Posestry.eu” aimed to promote Polish literature in the Ukrainian translation. Works with noise music, sound and visual poetry, literary instalations together with the computer technology and sound engineering.

Published musical/poetry albums: “yuryzavadsky zsuf” (feat. ZSUF, 2011), „Music for Paralysed Polish Guy with Swedish Passport feat. Dr. Nexus” (feat. “Subprodukt”, 2017), “ea – sound poetry album by yury zavadsky” (2021). Among published books of poetry in Ukrainian and Polish are: “Imovirnist” (1999), “yuryzavadsky” (2003), “yuryzavadsky” (2005), “yuryzavadsky” (2008), “Rotvrot/Bocaaboca” (with Andriy Antonovsky, 2010), “yuryzavadsky. kryk” (2012), “Spazm” (2013), “Paperback” (2013), “ea” (2014), “Taksyst” (2015), "Już nie boli" (2023), "Jak poczuć się samotnym w zatłoczonym pociągu" (2025). Books published abroad in translations: AF KROP. DIGTE / Oversat af Claus Ankersen. Det Poetiske Bureaus Forlag, 2019 (in Danish), Wolny człowiek jeszcze się nie urodził /Tłumaczył Marcin Gaczkowski; redakcja Miłosz Waligórski. Wydawnictwo FORMA, 2019 (in Polish), Svobodný člověk se nenarodil / Z ukrajinštiny přeložil: Miroslav Tomek. Větrné mlýny, 2021 (in Czech). Published more than 15 translations, among then are poetry, fiction and non-fiction.

Resided six months in Kraków as a translator and poet in 2021 within the program of Ministry of Culture, National Heritage and Sport of the Republic of Poland “Gaude Polonia” and worked on the project of the research and translations of the contemporary poetry connected with the literary environment of Kraków. In 2022 awarded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland with the medal “Gloria Artis” for the achievement in the promotion of Polish literature in Ukraine.