“The Grand Harmony,” by Bohdan Ihor Antonych, translated by Michael M. Naydan. London: Glagoslav Publications, 2017. 74 pp. ISBN: 978-1-911414-35-3 (paperback), $21.30.
A collection of poems on religious themes written in 1932 and 1933, “The Grand Harmony” is an examination of Bohdan Antonych’s intimately personal journey to faith, a journey filled with self-questioning and doubt. The collection marks the beginning of Antonych’s development into one of the great poets of his time. During Soviet times, it was banned for its religious content.