Vasyl Barka

Vasyl Ocheret
Native name
Василь Очерет
Born(1908-07-16)July 16, 1908
Solonytsia, Lubny Uyezd, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedApril 11, 2003(2003-04-11) (aged 94)
Resting placeSt Andrew's Cemetery, South Bound Brook, New Jersey, USA
Pen name
  • Vasyl Barka (Ukrainian: Василь Барка
  • Ivan Vershyna (Іван Вершина
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Poet
  • Translator
Citizenship Russia
Ukraine
 Soviet Union
 United States
Notable worksZhovtyi kniaz

Vasyl Barka (Ukrainian: Василь Барка; real name — Vasyl Kostiantynovych Ocheret (Василь Костянтинович Очерет), another pseudo — Ivan Vershyna (Іван Вершина); 16 July 1908, Solonytsia– 11 April 2003, Glen Spey) was an American-residing Ukrainian poet, writer, literary critic, and translator.