Factory of Tears

"Known throughout Europe for her live performances, Valzhyna Mort is a dynamic young poet who writes in Belarusian, working explicitly to reestablish the traditional language of her homeland. Mort's poetry is infused with the politics of language and the legacy of revolution, wherein poems become prayers and weapons." "Published in a bilingual format, Factory of Tears is the first Belarusian/English poetry book published in the U.S. and is co-translated by Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Franz Wright."--BOOK JACKET.Mort, Valzhyna is the author of 'Factory of Tears', published 2008 under ISBN 9781556592744 and ISBN 1556592744.