Contours of the City

Ukrainian poet Attyla Mohylny (1963-2008) died prematurely at the age of 45. He completed his philology degree at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv State University and worked mostly as a teacher, editor and journalist during his abbreviated lifetime. He authored two books of poetry early in his career:  Rattling above the Rooftops (1987) and Contours of the City (1991) along with the text for the exquisitely illustrated children’s book Mavka and the Ant King in 2006. He c