Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Poetic Obituaries: In 1971, Like Water, Like Fire:

An Anthology of Byelorussian Poetry from 1828 to the Present Day, the first-ever Belarusian poetry anthology in a western language was published under the auspices of UNESCO. The book was banned for selling in the Soviet Union on the grounds of being politically incorrect.

In 1977, the first translation of Taras na Parnasie translated by Vera Rich and Arnold McMillin was published. A new compilation of Belarusian poetry, Poems on Liberty: Reflections for Belarus translated by Vera Rich came out in 2004.

from Charter'97: Vera Rich, famous British translator of Belarusian literature, died

~~~~~~~~~~~

No comments :