Poetic Skovorodiniana of Dnipro region

Research of Hryhorіy Skovoroda phenomenon is significant, but his creative heritage has not been sufficiently studied especially the artistic interpretation of his figure. The poetic image of the Ukrainian philosopher in the lyrics of Dnipro region writers was not the object of scientific study. In the poetry of Dnipro residents Skovoroda is a key figure of our culture, it is a measure of the truth of life values, the personification of the spirit strength, a source of inner harmony and spiritual insight: «gray – haired lubomudr» (S. Burlakov); «judge of earthly vanities», «harsh philosopher», «affectionate judge», «thoughtful» (V. Korzh); «Immortelle-ozonets» (H. Prokopenko). Assimilating the philosophical and aesthetic experience of Hryhorіy Skovoroda, artistic and ideological aspects of his heritage, the poets of Sicheslav region poetically interpreted the leading philosophical theory of the sage – cognition: by embracing himself and the world around him, a person asserts himself, develops his natural inclinations, chooses his own path and fulfills his earthly purpose; they focused on his teaching about work as a necessity of being to which God called rewarding him with talent and giving him the ability to know himself (S. Burlakov «Slobozhanshchina, I love your gardens», O. Zaivyi «Skovoroda», V. Zemliany «Skovoroda», V. Korzh «From the life of Hryhorіy Skovoroda. Rest», A. Kravchenko-Rusіv «Hryhorіy Skovoroda», N. Nikulina «Over the books of Skovoroda», H. Prokopenko «Testament of Skovoroda», H. Svitlychna «Skovoroda», I. Sokulsky «Skovoroda», K. Chernyshоv «It happens that the spirit of Skovoroda»). In the poetry of Dnipro region artists symbolic images of Skovoroda are revealed: roads as a fact of the sage’s biography and inner world; garden as a kind of model harmony with nature, God, the world, and with himself, which corresponds to the biblical Garden of Eden and is associated with the immortality of the philosopher and his way of life; hearts and souls as a constant struggle between good and evil, helping to overcome all misconceptions and learn the true essence of a person. The works of poets were written mainly in the 70s and 80s of the twentieth century, but the lyrics interpreted this outstanding personality as a carrier of freedom, a carrier of «free spirit» (K. Chernyshоv), «son of freedom» (H. Prokopenko), and a «freedom-loving person» (A. Zaivyi).