Natalka Bilotserkivets was a hallmark poet of Ukraine's literary life of the 1980s and 1990s. She has published five volumes of poetry.

A former Peace Corps volunteer, Ali Kinsella has been translating from Ukrainian for nearly a decade.

Award-winning poet and translator Dzvinia Orlowsky is the author of six full-length poetry collections, including her most recent, Bad Harvest.