Collected Body - Paperback
$16.00
Skip to product information
now it's the beast that throws itself like a stone,
blood like a dog-rose tree on a windy day,
and the moon is trying on your face
for the annual masquerade of the dead.
Collected Body - Paperback
$16.00
by Valzhyna Mort (Author)
"Mort is a fireball. . . . Personal, political, and passionate, Mort's poetry will surely sustain many reading audiences. Highly recommended."--Library Journal
"A one-of-a-kind work of passion and insight."--Midwest Book Review
"Mort's style--tough and terse almost to the point of aphorism--recalls the great Polish poets Czeslaw Milosz and Wislawa Szymborska."--Los Angeles Times
Valzhyna Mort is a dynamic Belarusian poet, and Collected Body is her first collection composed in English. Whether writing about sex, relatives, violence, or fish markets as opera, Mort insists on vibrant, dark truths. "Death hands you every new day like a golden coin," she writes, then warns that as the bribe grows "it gets harder to turn down."
"Preface"
on a bare tree--
a red beast,
so still, it has become the tree.
now it's the tree that prowls over the beast,
a cautious beast itself.
a stone thrown at its breast
is so fast--the stone has become the beast.now it's the beast that throws itself like a stone,
blood like a dog-rose tree on a windy day,
and the moon is trying on your face
for the annual masquerade of the dead.
death decides to wait to hear more.
so death mews:
first--your story, then--me.
Valzhyna Mort was born in Minsk, Belarus. Her American debut, Factory of Tears, appeared in 2008 and she was featured on the cover of Poets & Writers. She has received many honors and awards, including a Civitella Raineri fellowship. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
Author Biography
Valzhyna Mort: Valzhyna Mort was born in Minsk, Belarus. Her first book of poetry, I'm as Thin as Your Eyelashes, came out in Belarus in 2005; her American debut, Factory of Tears, appeared in 2008 and she was featured on the cover of Poets & Writers magazine. She has received many honors and awards in Europe, including a Civitella Raineri fellowship for 2011-2012. She lives in the United States.
Number of Pages: 110
Dimensions: 0.2 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN
Publication Date: November 08, 2011
Details
This product is crafted with quality materials to ensure durability and performance. Designed with your convenience in mind, it seamlessly fits into your everyday life.
Shipping & Returns
We strive to process and ship all orders in a timely manner, working diligently to ensure that your items are on their way to you as soon as possible.
We are committed to ensuring a positive shopping experience for all our customers. If for any reason you wish to return an item, we invite you to reach out to our team for assistance, and we will evaluate every return request with care and consideration.
