Hryhoriy Tymenko

Hryhoriy Tymenko was a Ukrainian poet in 1960s, the Samizdat representative.

Biography

Hryhoriy Tymenko was born in 1945 in Protsiv village, Boryspil Raion, Kyiv Oblast.
After graduation from secondary and evening schools, he studied in Kyiv University, but was obliged to leave it.
In early 1960s, he started his author career. The first publication of his verses was in 1964. He worked in several state printing enterprises.
His poems were published in Samizdat during his lifetime.

Hryhoriy Tymenko disappeared without a trace in November 1968.
Ivan Dziuba was the person who rediscovered Hryhoriy Tymenko as the poet in 1990–2010s, publishing his works in some printing media as well as in the book.