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.
