Born in 1974, Kruk is an award-winning poet, translator, children’s writer and literary critic. She holds a PhD in Ukrainian Literature and is currently researching Ukrainian medieval literature.
Her original works include five poetry books, a collection of short stories and four children’s books.
Kruk has been published widely in literary journals and has won three Ukrainian literary awards. Her poems and short stories have been translated into over 20 languages. She was a vice-president of the Ukrainian PEN and currently works as a professor of literary studies at Lviv National University.