Lannan Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 182 (2009) Winner
Valzhyna Mort
ヴァルジナ・モート
Valzhyna Mort
Aliases:
Volha Martynava / Вальжына Морт / Вольга Мартынава
Pen Names:
Valzhyna Mort（Pen name (born Volha Martynava)）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Minsk, Belarus
- Nationality
- Belarusian
- Languages
- Belarusian, English
- Residence History
- Minsk (birth) → United States (resident)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 2004-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minsk State Linguistic University | — | — | — | — | Belarus |
| American University | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
Minsk State Linguistic University
Country:
Belarus
Details of undergraduate degree unknown
American University
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Received an MFA in Creative Writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Crystal Vilencia Award (best poetry performance) | — | パフォーマンス | Crystal Vilencia (Slovenian poetry/performance award) | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Gaude Polonia scholarship | — | 奨学金 | Gaude Polonia (Poland scholarship program) | 受給 |
| 2006 | Literarisches Colloquium Berlin fellowship | — | フェローシップ | Literarisches Colloquium Berlin | 受給 |
| 2021 | Griffin Poetry Prize (International) | Music for the Dead and Resurrected | 国際部門 | Griffin Poetry Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
Crystal Vilencia Award (best poetry performance)
2004
Category:
パフォーマンス
Organization:
Crystal Vilencia (Slovenian poetry/performance award)
Result:
受賞
Gaude Polonia scholarship
2005
Category:
奨学金
Organization:
Gaude Polonia (Poland scholarship program)
Result:
受給
Literarisches Colloquium Berlin fellowship
2006
Category:
フェローシップ
Organization:
Literarisches Colloquium Berlin
Result:
受給
Griffin Poetry Prize (International)
2021
Work:
Music for the Dead and Resurrected
Category:
国際部門
Organization:
Griffin Poetry Prize Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Griffin Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2021) Winner
Works
Major Works
I'm as Thin as Your Eyelashes
2005 PoetryAn early collection addressing coming-of-age, memory and corporeality.
coming-of-agememorycorporeality
Favourites for accordion
2006 Poetry (translation/co-translation)Work involving translation/co-translation; collaborations with poets such as Franz Wright are noted.
translationcollaboration
Factory of Tears
2008 PoetryHer American debut co-translated from Belarusian; poems juxtapose youthful coming-of-age with a nation's struggles.
national identityyouthstruggle
Translations
- English translation (co-translated by Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright and Franz Wright)
Collected Body
2011 Poetry (in English)A collection of poems composed in English, dealing with body, memory and identity.
bodymemoryidentity
Music for the Dead and Resurrected
2020 PoetryA collection themed around death, resurrection, loss and memory; internationally acclaimed and winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize (International).
deathresurrectionlossmemory
Translations
- English edition (published in English)
Bibliography
- I'm as Thin as Your Eyelashes (2005)
- Favourites for accordion (2006)
- Factory of Tears (2008)
- Collected Body (2011)
- Music for the Dead and Resurrected (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- vigorous colloquial voicevivid imageryemphasis on corporeality
- Recurring Motifs
- bodydeath and resurrectionmemorynation/identity
Legacy
A poet who has worked to reestablish Belarusian language and identity through Belarusian and English poetry. Gained international recognition through U.S. publications and major awards.
Trivia
- Considered one of the youngest poets to appear on the cover of Poets & Writers magazine.
- Factory of Tears is noted as one of the first Belarusian/English poetry collections published in the U.S.