Valzhyna Mort was born in Minsk, Belarus, and has won several literary awards for her poetry.
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Belarusian poet Valzhyna Mort will present her poetry during the Central Lakes College Verse Like Water program Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Submitted Photo
The Central Lakes College Verse Like Water program will host poet Valzhyna Mort for a free virtual reading at noon Tuesday, April 27.
Born in Minsk, Belarus, Mort made her American debut in 2008 with the poetry collection “Factory of Tears,” co-translated by the husband and wife team of Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Franz Wright.
Mort is also the author of ”Collected Body” and her most recent collection ”Music for the Dead and Resurrected.”