Post by baknapp35 on May 21, 2012 22:48:35 GMT -5
Valzhyna Mort was born in Minsk, Belarus in 1981. She Published her first volume of poetry entitled, "I'm as thin as your eyelashes," before moving to the United States in 2005. After migrating from a nation previously controlled by the soviet union, to the U.S., Mort published two more volumes of poetry: "Factory of Tears" in 2005, and "Collected Body" in 2011. She is currently teaching at the University of Baltimore.
Mort's work reflects the damaging effects of war on a nation, as well as the simple beauties in life. Her poems and prose demonstrate the stark contrast between the violence and innocence present while living in a recovering nation. Her volume "Factory of tears" was translated from Belorussian to English, and Mort describes that the language she writes in aligns with the tongue she is using most at the time.
In "Factory of Tears," her poems reflect the violence and sexual abuse Mort was exposed to as a young girl growing up in Belarus. They are a raw interpretation of real and accessible events that could be seen on the 5 o'clock news. In her next work, "Collected Body," Mort's writing reflects her time living on the island of Sylt, and illustrates both natural artistry as well as unique shamelessness that she witnessed on the island.
Mort is a young poet who turns to traditional Russian poets for comfort and inspiration. She uses their writing to spark her initial love of reading and language, before syntax complicated the innocence reading provided.
Mort is an acclaimed international poet after receiving the Crystal of Vilenica Award in Slovenia in 2005. She is bound to a promising future in the international poetry community, and producing many more successful volumes of poetry.
Mort's work reflects the damaging effects of war on a nation, as well as the simple beauties in life. Her poems and prose demonstrate the stark contrast between the violence and innocence present while living in a recovering nation. Her volume "Factory of tears" was translated from Belorussian to English, and Mort describes that the language she writes in aligns with the tongue she is using most at the time.
In "Factory of Tears," her poems reflect the violence and sexual abuse Mort was exposed to as a young girl growing up in Belarus. They are a raw interpretation of real and accessible events that could be seen on the 5 o'clock news. In her next work, "Collected Body," Mort's writing reflects her time living on the island of Sylt, and illustrates both natural artistry as well as unique shamelessness that she witnessed on the island.
Mort is a young poet who turns to traditional Russian poets for comfort and inspiration. She uses their writing to spark her initial love of reading and language, before syntax complicated the innocence reading provided.
Mort is an acclaimed international poet after receiving the Crystal of Vilenica Award in Slovenia in 2005. She is bound to a promising future in the international poetry community, and producing many more successful volumes of poetry.