THE IMAGE OF MAIDAN IN NEW SOCIAL POETRY

Abstract

The paper deals with the problem of modern social poetry. The author analyzes the concept of “social poetry” in modern literature and distinguishes its specificity.Modern poets are turning to the social poetry with the purpose to describe the events that occur in the state and society, and this appeal is not less important for them than appeal to the social and cultural events. In connection with the Ukrainian political events, the image of maidan becomes the main image in the modern social poetry that is analyzed in this article.