Yanka Kupala is a Belarusian poet and writer.
Kupala is one of the greatest Belarusian writers of the 20th century.
He was born on the 7th of July in
1882 in Viazynka.
His first serious literary
attempt was Ziarno.
It is in Polish
language. It is a poem.
His first published poem was "Peasant"
He lived in
Vilnius and in St. Petersburg.
His poems
are “The Little Flute”, “Eternal Song”, “Dream on a Barrow”,
“From
the Heart”.
Kupala is a symbol of culture of Belarus.
Hrodna State University was named after
Yanka Kupala.
There is also a park named after him with his monument
There is a theatre named after him
in Minsk.
In New York there is a monument of Yanka Kupala.
A monument to
Kupala is placed on a square in Ashdod in Israel.