The fragments of the unfinished novella «on the Other Shore», and also a significant part of the poetical work by the famous poet, prose writer, literary critic Bohdan Ihor Antonych (1909 - 1937) entered this book. The first collection of poetry by B. I . Antonych «the Greeting of Life » was published in 1931, when the author was only 22 years old. Later two more appeared: «three Rings » (1934) and «lion's Book» (1936). Posthumously were published «the Green Gospel» (1938) and unfinished collection «rotations» (1938).