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Collected: The Podcast

Collected: The Podcast

#516: Hanna Komar, Belarusian poet, translator and chronicler

Sep 26, 2026 · 52 min · 11 segments

Tying in with International Translation Day, the Belarusian writer joins host Julia Copus to discuss the joys and sensitivities of bringing poetry into English, and the challenges of writing in the…

Tying in with International Translation Day, the Belarusian writer joins host Julia Copus to discuss the joys and sensitivities of bringing poetry into English, and the challenges of writing in the face of authoritarianism, sharing how her time in prison following the 2020 Belarusian uprising laid the foundations for her latest book. © Royal Literary Fund www.rlf.org.uk

Tying in with International Translation Day, the Belarusian writer joins host Julia Copus to discuss the joys and sensitivities of bringing poetry into English, and the challenges of writing in the…

Speakers: Hanna KomarGuestJulia CopusHostAnne Morgan

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