Dmytro Lazutkin

Dmytro Lazutkin is a Ukrainian poet, journalist, and television producer. He is the recipient of the 2024 National Taras Shevchenko Prize. His latest book is “Bookmarked” (Lviv: Old Lion Publishing House, 2022). Lazutkin is also a sports TV presenter and commentator who has covered the Olympic Games in Beijing, Vancouver, and London. His athletic accomplishments include a bronze medal in kickboxing and kick-jitsu at the World Cup, and he holds the title of Ukrainian champion in Cossack duel, a national martial art.