«Oh,how the youth is»… Did everyone hear these excited and critical comments, which are sometimes so absurd that they turn into anecdotes? We are sure that there are a lot of cool young people, and we strive to tell about those who create the future. Zoryana Franchuk is a poet from Novohrad-Volynskyi. Sincere and inspired, open to the world, she strives to construct her own life and build a new Ukraine. We talked about poems, the pain of loss and mastered peaks with a dreamer who knows the recipes for realizing dreams
«Poetry has not always been present in my life. Somewhere in the seventh grade in a lesson of Ukrainian literature it was necessary to write a poem. And after writing it, the teacher noticed that I have a poetic flame… If you compare the present with the past, now I can not imagine my life without poetry: when there is no mood, tired or happy, I want to tell someone about it. That’s why I weave poetic lines. Poetry helps a lot in life. It helped to make new friends, develop and inspire»
«New Year’s Eve 2018 came – the night I wrote the first poem, and every day I started writing new ones. Although clumsy, perhaps without rhyme, but the words became a poem. It was this New Year’s Eve that was so well etched in my memory: I didn’t want to celebrate and went to bed, and after a while I had a dream… I only have a blank piece of paper in my memory, and then a magic inscription appeared»
«Nowadays it is very difficult to write about my mother. Two years have passed since her death, and it is still very difficult and painful to remember. But I know she is somewhere nearby and I try through tears, but write… Lately the key themes of my poems are happiness, joy, goodness, love, faith and hope. It seems that I find my way to the heart of the reader with this topic. And I really like reading something like that»
«I currently have one of my own collections, Zori-Anna, and three almanacs. Two of them are dedicated to the literary competition «Zhytomyr TEN» for 2019-2020, and the third is «Zernytsia» – a literary almanac of Zviahelshchyna. My first collection was born from the memory of my mother… A book about the first poems, childhood, joy, I managed to create exactly what I wanted. Although my mother can’t say if she liked the gift, I know for sure that she is happy for me»
«Such moments when I can`t write? No. It wasn’t, but lately I want to post poems less and less on social media… I don’t have a special muse who comes when it wants – sometimes it can just be lazy. In this case, I go for a walk to the river, calm down and new images emerge. And to distract myself, I love reading various books about how doctors save lives, realizing that they can’t take the wrong step. That’s probably why I write a lot about the value of life»
«I really like the poetry of Lesya Ukrainka and Lina Kostenko, although I read different authors. For some reason, these poets are so native. I find myself in their poetry. I sincerely admire the indomitable spirit and strength of will, I believe that Lesya Ukrainka sees the beginning of my work. Maybe someone will laugh and someone will say that it is a fiction, but once I had a dream about Lesya, and after that I wrote a new poem about her, which recently became a song. And Lina Kostenko is the most beautiful woman who has conquered thousands of human hearts with her sincerity and strong-willed character»
«I am inspired by family, friends and even the audience of the network. I understood that it is not necessary to know a person for an eternity, to be friends with him, to be near him every day, to follow the same path. You can also trust a virtual person with whom you have not yet met personally. That’s how I made a lot of real friends from all over the country and the world. Although they are far away, they give me their light every day»
«In addition to poetry and reading, I love to draw, embroider, sing and participate in the life of the village, city. I am also interested in politics. In 2019, together with the Youth Council, we went on an excursion to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. In 2020, I was lucky enough to visit the mega-interesting forum «Big Money» after participating in which I drew conclusions and realized that you need to work 24/7/365 if you want to achieve something. You need to go to the goal without listening to anyone. I still plan to make my life interesting and productive, but not to leave poetry»
«I recently learned that I will receive a scholarship from the President of Ukraine. Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised. When we sent the documents, I did not expect much. When I received the greeting letter, I was infinitely happy – it’s nice and very motivating. As a result, I started working even harder. Confident, hard work and the opportunity to find yourself will change us and the whole of Ukraine»
«I am very dreamy. I often live in my poems and sincerely want everyone in this world to be good and to be able to dream, just like me. The most cherished dream is happiness, health, harmony of my family and friends. I want peace to finally reign in the whole world, and every child to be able to admire the blue bright sky. My dream is to publish more than one collection and create a poetic union in my city, organize poetry evenings and develop culture. My dream is to become a writer in the future and receive the Shevchenko Prize. The main thing is to believe, create and work»
«I believe that poetry should not really touch on social issues, especially politics. Let poetry remain the best we have…»
«I sincerely believe that people are good. I trust others, and in return I get reciprocity. I appreciate a sincere smile , I respect for good deeds. I do not like betrayal, hypocrisy and lies, because I can see it with my eyes and hear it in words»
«I consider the most grateful those readers who read my poetry, criticize, praise, believe in me and go forward with me. This is the best support. I know that I will not immediately become a poet who will be read, appreciated and respected: the poet is tested for years and only the best remain in the hearts. But I sincerely hope so»
