Archive List for AS A POET

The abductions have not. Been limited to. Public figures. With some civilians.   With some civilians. And ex-members of. The armed forces. Also detained.     An ‘elf’ political analyst. Said that his uncle. A former medic. With the ‘elves’ army.   A former medic. With the ‘elves’ army. Who fought in the Donbas. From […]

A pro-Western MP. Was warned by. The ‘elves’ security services. That she was likely on.   An ‘orcs’ hit-list. And was warned to. Avoid her apartment. In Kyiv.     “Pretty much there are. Two lists. A list of people. To be killed.”   “As members of parliament. They are mostly people. Who ‘orcs’ feel. […]

‘Orcs’ torture the land. ‘Orcs’ torture, but he’s back to. ‘Orcs’ torture the land.     In the southern city. Of Melitopol. Mayor was abducted. From a city crisis centre.   By ‘orcs’ troops. Earlier this month. Discussing his detention. With local media.   He alleged that other detainees. At the holding centre. He was […]

‘Orcs’ capture the land. ‘Orcs’ capture, but he’ll be back to. ‘Orcs’ capture the land.     A journalist in. The occupied city. Of Melitopol. Accused ‘orcs’ forces.   Of taking her. 75-year old father. Hostage as punishment. For her refusal.   To co-operate with. The new administration. She, the director of. Local news agency. […]

It’s when dark falls. Over Bucha that. The witches come out. The witches come out.   Because it’s when dark falls. Over Bucha that. The ‘orcs’ attack drones. Start swarming.     The Witches of Bucha. As they call themselves are. A volunteer air defence unit. Made up almost entirely of women.   Now helping […]

“So what happened? With her in prison? Why didn’t she? Come home?”     Her friends and colleagues. Say they won’t rest. Until they’ve investigated. What happened.   “Her life was her work.” A former editor says. “It’s a rare type of people. Who are so determined.”   “I’m pretty sure the way. She would […]

At dawn one morning. You drive towards. The battlefield outside. The city of Pokrovsk.   Fields of dried sunflowers. Line the sides of the roads. There is barely any cover. And so you drive.   At breakneck speed. In order to protect. Yourselves against. ‘Orcs’ drone attacks.   You hear loud explosions. As you near […]

There are those who. Are not yet leaving town. Close to Pokrovsk. Among them are locals.   Working to repair. War-damaged infrastructure. “I live on one of the streets. Closest to the front line.”   “Everything is burnt out. Around my house. My neighbours died. After their home was shelled.”   He says. As he […]

“Why does ‘the One’? Want more land? Doesn’t he have enough? He has killed so many people.”     From a mattress. On the floor of. An evacuation van. A 80-year-old has no sympathy.   For the advancing. ‘Orcs’ forces. “Damn this war! I’m going to die,” she wails.     “Why does ‘the One’? […]

“So many of our boys. Are dying. So many are wounded. They’re sacrificing their lives.”   “And this is going on. And on,” she says. “And this is going on. And on,” she says.     Most of Pokrovsk. Is now without. Power and water. At a school.   There is a queue of people. […]