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)
Glen Spey, Sullivan County, New York, USA
Resting placeSt Andrew's Cemetery, South Bound Brook, New Jersey, USA
Pen name
  • Vasyl Barka (Ukrainian: Василь Барка
  • Ivan Vershyna (Ukrainian: 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 (Ukrainian: Василь Костянтинович Очерет), another pseudo Ivan Vershyna (Ukrainian: Іван Вершина); 16 July 1908, Solonytsia– 11 April 2003, Glen Spey) was an American-residing Ukrainian poet, writer, literary critic, and translator.