This book brings together the masterpieces of the poetic heritage of the great Kobzar and was published with the assistance of the Institute of Literature named after T. G. Shevchenko of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The texts of the works are placed according to the chronological principle. At the end of the edition, there are comments and notes prepared by the honored culture worker of Ukraine, the famous literary critic S.A. Galchenko. When compiling the notes and comments, the most important editions of the works of T.G. Shevchenko, which were prepared by such prominent researchers as V. Domanytskyi, I. Franko, P. Zaitsev, L. Biletskyi, and others. Publications prepared by scientists of the Institute of Literature named after T. G. Shevchenko, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. However, this edition presents not only Kobzar's brilliant poetry, but also his painting legacy. The uniqueness of this edition is that all texts are checked with the original manuscripts of the poet, taking into account the lifetime editions with the author's corrections, which are stored in the department of manuscript collections and textology of the Institute of Literature named after T.G. Shevchenko of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and in the "Shevchenkian" collection by Yu.O. Mezhenka