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ZOJA KOHUT — THE VIBRANT POETESS. J u s t a fe w m o n th s a g o th e U k r a in ia n c o m m u n itie s in th e U n ite d S ta te s a n d C a n a d a a g a in p la y e d h o s t to p o e te s s Z o ja K o h u t. H a ilin g fr o m A u s tr a lia , w h e re s h e m a k e s h e r h o m e , th e w r ite r s p e n t f o u r m o n th s o n a le c tu r e a n d re a d in g to u r , m e e tin g w ith U k r a in ia n s o f a ll a g e s, h o ld in g p re s s , r a d io a n d te le v is io n in te ry ie w s . Z o ja K o h u t is an e x h u b e r a n t, v ita l in d iv id u a l. S h e h a s th e a b ility to e s ta b lis h im m e d ia te a u d ie n c e c o n ta c t w ith e a se a n d fin e s s e . T h e r e a d in g s o f h e r p o e m s a re c o u p le d w ith c h a r m in g a n e c d o te s w h ic h e n d e a r h e r to th e lis te n e rs . Z o ja K o h u t's la te s t c o lle c t io n o f p o e m s , e n title d " S w i r l i n g S m o k e " , s o ld m o re th a n 2 ,0 0 0 c o p ie s d u r in g th e to u r. In th e fo r e w o r d , w r itte n b y U la n a L u b o v y c h , Z o ja K o h u t is p re s e n te d f ir s t as a s a ty r is t. H o w e v e r, s ta te s w r ite r L u b o v y c h , Z o ja p o s e s s e s t h a t ra re q u a lit y o f a ls o b e in g a b le to la u g h a t h e rs e lf. B u t Z o ja K o h u t is n o t o n ly c o n c e r n e d w ith s a tire . M a n y o f h e r p o e m s a re r o m a n tic in n a tu re , t o u c h in g ly in tim a te . In th e m , s h e s p e a k s o f th e jo y s o f life , its s a d n e s s , o f lo v e a n d lo n e lin e s s . O th e r p o e m s e x p re s s h e r fie r c e lo v e a n d d e v o tio n to U k r a in e a n d s h e d e s p a irs th e fa te o f h e r p e o p le . Z o ja K o h u t is a r e lig io u s p e rs o n a n d h e r p o e m s o n th a t th e m e e x h ib it h e r d e e p fa ith . C o m m e m o r a tin g th e 5 0 th a n n iv e r s a r y o f U N W L A , Z o ja K o h u t w r o te a le n g h ty p o e m " F o r W o m e n " . It ha s n o t y e t b e e n p u b lis h e d . It d e a ls w ith th e c r e a tio n o f w o m a n fr o m th e rib o f A d a m , h e r g r o w th a n d d e v e lo p m e n t t h r o u g h o u t th e a g e s . H e re , p o e te s s K o h u t s h o w s p la in ly w h a t m a rv e lo u s a c h ie v e m e n ts a w o m a n ha s a tta in e d , f o r o n e s te m m in g fr o m s u c h a n " i n s ig n if ic a n t " o r ig in . In 1973 R. H. M o r is o n tr a n s la te d in to E n g lis h a n d p u b lis h e d w o r k s o f s e v e ra l U k r a in ia n p o e ts fr o m A u s tr a lia . T h e c o lle c t io n e n title d " A u s tr a lia s U k r a in ia n P o e ts " a ls o in c lu d e s p o e m s b y Z o ja K o h u t. H e re is a s a m p le : A FEW WORDS C o ffe e in th e E s p re s s o . I s it s m o k in g . T h e ju k e b o x f o r a c e n t p la y s " I lo v e y o u " ! T h e n o is y y o u n g in je a n s a re la u g h in g , jo k in g , W h ile I s it d r in k in g m y u n s w e e te n e d b re w — F o r w e ig h t c o n t r o l ..... M y h a ir h a s its f ir s t s p r in k lin g O f lig h te r th r e a d s w h e re it's b e g u n to g re y , A n d in m y s o u l: m o re th a n a litt le w r in k lin g , S a d n e s s a n d s c a rs t h a t m a y h a v e c o m e to s ta y ...... A n d s t ill th e re 's ro o m f o r th e g re a t, u n c o s tly p le a s u re s , R o o m f o r a w o r ld o f s w e e t c o n te n tm e n t to o ! W o u ld a n y o n e e x c h a n g e s u c h s to r e o f tre a s u re s F o r y o u t h f u l m ir th a n d o n e - c e n t " I lo v e y o u " ? EQUAL RIGTS AMENDMENT " E q u a lit y o f r ig h ts u n d e r th e la w s h a ll n o t b e d e n ie d o r a b r id g e d b y th e U n ite d S ta te s o r b y a n y S ta te o n a c c o u n t o f s e x ." T h is is th e p r o p o s e d 2 7 th a m e n d m e n t to th e U n ite d S ta te s C o n s titu tio n , w h ic h C o n g re s s p a s s e d in 1972 a n d s e n t to th e S ta te s f o r r a tific a tio n . 38 S ta te s , 3 / 4 m a jo r ity , h a v e to a p p ro v e th e a m e n d m e n t in th e ir H o u s e s o f L e g is la tu r e to m a k e it la w o f th e la n d . T h e p r o p o s e d 2 7 th a m e n d m e n t w ill g u a ra n te e e q u a lity f o r b o th s e x e s u n d e r fe d e ra l, s ta te a n d lo c a l la w . It w ill n o t a ffe c t p riv a te c o n c e r n s o f a c tio n s . S u p p o r te r s o f E R A (E q u a l R ig h ts A m e n d m e n t) a re h o p e fu l th a t 1975 w ill se e th is a m e n d m e n t a d d e d to th e U n ite d S ta te s C o n s titu tio n . A s o f M a rc h th is y e a r, 34 s ta te s h a v e a lr e a d y a c te d p o s itiv e ly o n th is m a tte r. / COOKY'S CORNER Todays busy homemaker is on constant lookout for nutritious foods, easy to prepare and pleasant to the eye. Our Regal Cheese Cake fits all three categories. Top it with strawberries and syrup and you have a dessert fit for a king. REGAL CHEESE CAKE IN G R E D IE N T S : 1 1/2 cups fine Zwiebach crumbs 2 tblsp. butter or margarine 2 tblsp. sugar 2 — 8oz. pkgs. cream cheese 1 cup sugar 5 egg yolks 1 pint sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon lemon juice (fresh, frozen or canned) 5 stiff beaten egg whites M E T H O D : Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature. Blend Zwiebach crumbs with butter and 2 tblsp. sugar. Press into bottom of greased 9 inch spring form pan. Stir cream cheese to soften, add sugar, then cream well. To this add unbeaten egg youlks. Cream. Stir in sour cream, vanilla and lemon juice. Fold in egg whites. Pour mixture into crumbs lined pan. Bake in slow oven 300 degrees for 1 hour. Turn oven off and let cake remain in the oven 1 hour longer with door closed, and 1/2 hour with door open. Rerfigirate for at least 3 hours before serving. BON APPETITE! Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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