Wake up, the War is Here

Dec 165 min read

Poems by Yana Dniprovska

Introduction by Rae Feldman Poems by Yana Dniprovska Artwork by Rana Roosevelt Introduction In her poetry collection, Yana Dniprovska...

Nov 1810 min read

"The War," "Redundant Words," and "Край"

Introduction by Mirabelle Jiang Poems by Yevheniia Moskvina Empathy is paramount to creating a shared humanity and mitigating crisis ....

Oct 213 min read

Artwork by Claire Lin and Ayah Al-Masyabi

Introduction by Julian Riccobon Artwork by Claire Lin and Ayah Al-Masyabi Empathy is paramount to creating a shared humanity and...

Sep 25 min read

Poems by Viktoria Stasko

Introduction by Anshi Purohit Poems by Viktoria Stasko Empathy is paramount to creating a shared humanity and mitigating crisis . Please...

Aug 53 min read

Poems by Alina Shevchenko

Introduction by Aigerim Bibol Poems by Alina Shevchenko Empathy is paramount to creating a shared humanity and mitigating crisis . Please...

Jul 15 min read

"The lights" and "The Cat"

Introduction by Natalia Arruda "The lights" and "The Cat" by Kateryna Lenets Empathy is paramount to creating a shared humanity and...

Jun 33 min read

16.02.22

Introduction by Claire Tang "16.02.22" by Frantsysk Rizdvianskyi Empathy is paramount to creating a shared humanity and mitigating...

May 69 min read

"Train Car”

Introduction by Renee Chen "Train Car" by Vita Grinechko Introduction What is war? When it comes to war, we tend to think of the big...

Apr 14 min read

“Birthday”

Introduction by Julian Riccobon "Birthday" by Sviatoslav Odarchenko Introduction Think back to the earliest birthday you can remember....

Mar 46 min read

"Bloomworld”

Introduction by Claire Nam "Bloomworld" by Mykyta Ryzhykh Introduction Oftentimes, media and mass attention is loudest at the crux of the...

Dec 11, 20235 min read

"There's no such thing as a miracle, Maria said"

Introduction by Oliver Li "There's no such thing as a miracle, Maria said" by Diana Kondratovets Previously published in the Reflect...

Nov 13, 20239 min read

“I Live with a Terrorist”

Episode 11 of Wake up, the War is Here: "But there is more to me than my bones; there is power and legacy to my dust."

Oct 13, 20233 min read

"Facts" and Other Poems

Episode 10 of Wake up, the War is Here: "It burns, screams, and bleeds among panel ruins—the country's heart"

Jul 16, 20232 min read

Empathy Amid a Crisis

Episode 9 of Wake up, the War is Here: Watch Reflect Empathy's interview with young writers from Ukraine.

Jun 26, 20235 min read

"The Light Saga"

Episode 8 of Wake up, the War is Here: "Let the car spin with the snowflakes. Get out quickly. Silently. Never really become refugees."

Jun 2, 202310 min read

"3 Letters: (Not) My War Story"

Episode 7 of Wake up, the War is Here: "War — three letters that took Him away from me, took lives of thousands of people, destroyed cities"

May 18, 20236 min read

"Corrected by Sirens"

Episode 6 of Wake up, the War is Here: "Now it is very difficult to let people go, even for a short time and not far away."

May 12, 20238 min read

"Carpe Diem"

Episode 5 of Wake up, the War is Here: "Life is not what “was” and what “will." Life is what IS, it’s happening now!"

May 1, 20235 min read

The Human Price

Episode 4 of Wake up, the War is Here: How do you define the Russia-Ukraine War?

Apr 25, 20235 min read

"June"

Episode 3 of Wake up, the War is Here: "My Ukraine is covered in smoke and dust, burned by the sun, exhausted and withered."