Liza Chereš is a poet, translator and scholar of literature. She is a graduate student at Harvard University. In 2023 she has won Andrei Bely Prize in “The best project” category as part of the team. She translates from Italian, Polish, German, Yiddish, and other languages. Her first collection of poetry was published by the series Binadroba in 2026. 

This book includes the poetry about the history of Belarus and its heroes and heroines. It is inspired by the author’s life in Minsk and by her experience in Belarusian studies. The book is concluded by the texts referencing the poems by the Jewish authors of the Belarusian renaissance, who wrote in Yiddish.

Der Beitrag Liza Chereš — Days in a jumble (Дни вповалку) erschien zuerst auf hochroth minsk.

Volha Złotnikava is a Belarusian poet and translator. She was born in Minsk in 1987. She is the author of such books of poetry as “Паства” (“The Flock”, 2016), “Радогощенский дневник” (“The diary of Radahošča”, 2018), “Наперадзе толькi лес” (“There is only forest ahead”, 2023). Her poetry has been published in such collections as “Il mondo è finito e noi invece no” (The Anthology of the contemporary Belarusian poetry in Italian translations), “Анталогiя сучаснага беларускага верлiбра” (“The Anthology of the contemporary Belarusian vers libre”), “Анталогiя паэтак: выбранае Вальжынай Морт” (“The Anthology of poetesses: selected by Valžyna Mort”), etc. Volha’s poetry has been translated to Ukrainian, English, and Italian. She writes in Russian and in Belarusian. She lives in Minsk.

Der Beitrag Volha Złotnikava — The Gatherers of Apples erschien zuerst auf hochroth minsk.

Ihar Babkoŭ is a poet, philisopher and traveller. 

He is the author of three collections of poetry – “Solus Rex” (1992), “Герой вайны за празрыстасць” (“Hero of the War for Transparency”, 1998), and “Засынаць, прачынацца, слухаць галасы рыб” (“To fall asleep, to wake up, to listen to the voices of fish”, 2009). He is also the author of the novels “Адам Клакоцкі і ягоныя цені” (“Adam Kłakocki and his shadows”, 2001), “Хвілінка: тры гісторыі” (“Chvilinka: The three stories”, 2013), “Хвілінка: другая кніга” (“Chvilinka: The second book”, 2017), as well as the collection of essays “Каралўства Беларусь: вытлумачэнні ру(і)наў” (“The Kingdom of Belarus: explaining the ru(i)nes”, 2005).

Ihar Babkoŭ lives in Minsk.

This is a living book of poetry: the verses are nailed to the pages of life, the comments are written by the reality inself, the publisher has long been on the wanted list, the price evokes a nervous smile.

Der Beitrag Ihar Babkoŭ — Laughter and Stone erschien zuerst auf hochroth minsk.

Maksim Kryvtsov was the Ukrainian soldier, poet, photographer and volunteer. He volunteered for the army in 2014. Later he worked in the Center for Readaptation and Rehabilitation “YARMIZ” and in the Veteran Hub charity. As a photographer and mentor, he joined the “Строкаті єноти” (‘Motley raccoons’) project for children. 

After the full scale Russian invasion in 2022, Maksym returned to the front and served as the machine gunner in the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Kryvtsov has been writing poetry since teenage years. His texts were published in such collections as «Книга Love 2.0. Любов і війна», «Там, де вдома: 112 віршів про любов та війну», «Колискова 21-го століття Vol. 1: що тебе заколисує?».

In December 2023, he published his first collection “Вірші з бійниці” (“Poems from the Gunloop”). It was honored as one of the best Ukrainian books of 2023 by PEN Ukraine.

Kryvtsov’s poetry has been translated to Lithuanian, Greek, Polish, Bulgarian, Portuguese, French, and English. His poems were put to music by such bands as Yurcash, Adm:t, as well as by singers Vivienne Mort and Oohla. 

Maksym died defending Ukraine on January 7, 2024, in Kharkiv region. 

Der Beitrag Maksim “Dali” Kryvtsov — Cry on the slag Head erschien zuerst auf hochroth minsk.

Lina Kazakova is a poet, teacher, editor, and translator. She was born in Minsk. She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the Belarusian state university (1994), and from the European humanities university with master’s degree (2003). She’s the author of the collection of poems “Рукавица” (“Glove”, 2013). Her poetry has been published in such collections as “Минская школа” (“Minsk School”), “Антология современного белорусского верлибра” (“Anthology of the contemporary Belarusian vers libre”), “Анталогiя сучаснай беларускай жаночай паэзii” (“Anthology of the contemporary Belarusian women’s poetry”), “Il mondo è finito e noi invece no” (“The world has ended but we haven’t”), as well as in such magazines as “Такая”, “Перекрестки”, “Монолог”, “Various Artists”. Kazakova now lives in the USA.

The central theme of her poetry is Minsk as the city between the Soviet past and the painful present of the contemporary Belarus, the place of childhood and growing up, the place of both support and loss. In her poems, the city becomes the reflection for the experience of the whole generation, that lives through the time of change and tries to preserve its identity among the tumultous events of the recent years.

Der Beitrag Lina Kazakova — Lily doesn’t sleep erschien zuerst auf hochroth minsk.

Lusine is a poet and translator from Belarus. She writes in Belarusian and Czech.

Born in Orša on May 13, 1995. Lusine has lived in Minsk for five years, and fell madly in love with that city. Since 2017 she’s been living in Prague, where she received another unnecessary degree in economy and journalism. She works in the 80-year old cinema with the most beautiful neon lights in town. From time to time she organizes the Belarusian poetry readings. 

In 2023 and 2024, Lusine graduated from the School for young authors and the Laboratory of decolonial writing “Карані / Лісце” (“Roots / Leaves”), organized by the “Расцяжэнне” (“Stretching”) archive and the literary zine “Фігуры” (“Figures”). 

Her poems and translations from Czech have been published in such magazines as “Dziejasłoŭ” (2023) and “Taŭbin” (2023, 2025), as well as the collection “Карані / Лісце” (“Roots / Leaves”, 2024). 

This collection includes the poems written between 2022 and 2025.

Der Beitrag Lusine — Fly, shuriken, fly! erschien zuerst auf hochroth minsk.

Georgij Bartosh is the writer, history teacher and the literary process in Belarus. Born in 1967 in Ščučyn. Graduated from the Faculty of History of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University (1993). Author of the book of poetry and translations of poetry “The Boots” (“Ботиночки”, 2015). Author of the book of short prose “Sarabanda” (“Сарабанда”, 2017). Author and editor of the “Anthology of the contemporary Belarusian vers libre” (2019). Fouder of the international festival of Christmas and New Year poetry “The Festival of One Poem” (“Фэст аднаго верша”). Lives in Minsk.

In this collection of selected poems from 2016-2024 the author’s Point of View captures the surrounding daily life using his finely attuned poetic lens. Some texts have been published in “Taŭbin”, the online magazine for contemporary Belarusian poetry.

Der Beitrag Georgij Bartosh — P.O.V. erschien zuerst auf hochroth minsk.

Hanna Jankuta was born in 1984 in Hrodna. She’s the writer, translator and literary critic. Candidate of Philological Sciences. She’s the author of the book “Час пустазелля” (“Time of Fieldweed”, 2023), and the poetic project “Геалогія”/”Канстытуцыя” (“Geology”/”Constitution”, 2022). Jankuta is also the author of children’s stories, including the series about Šprot the Cat and the book “Марта і яе мара пра снег” (“Marta and her dream of the snow”), as well as numerous articles and essays. 

Hanna Jankuta translates Polish and English poetry and prose. Winner of the Aleś Adamovič Prize (2024), the Jerzy Giedroyc Prize (2nd place, 2024), and the Maksim Bahdanovič “Debut” Prize in the category “Literary Translation” (2013). Her works have been translated to German, Danish, Italian, Latvian, English, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Lithuanian, Hungarian, and other languages. 

The author sincerely thanks IG Autorinnen Autoren (Vienna), whose support made the preparation and publishing of this book possible.

Der Beitrag Hanna Jankuta — A reliable remedy for ghosts (Надзейны сродак ад прывідаў) erschien zuerst auf hochroth minsk.

Viktar Žybul (born 1978) is a poet, literary scholar, dramatist, and performing artist from Belarus. He is a member of the “Bum-Bam-Lit” movement and has been involved in numerous literary and theater projects. He was awarded the “Hliniany Vialies” literary prize for his book of collected poetry „Orange“ (hochroth Minsk, 2024). „Muränenröhrling“ is his first volume of poetry to be published in German.

Thomas Weiler (born 1978) translates from Belarusian, Russian, and Polish, mostly prose, but also children’s literature and poetry, e.g. Aleś Razanaŭ, Vera Burlak, Julia Cimafiejeva, and Oleg Grigorjew. In 2024, he was honored with the Paul Celan Prize and the August Wilhelm von Schlegel Visiting Professorship for Poetics of Translation, and in 2025 he received the Leipzig Book Fair Prize in the category „translation“.

Der Beitrag Viktar Žybul — Muränenröhrling (Fishroom) erschien zuerst auf hochroth minsk.

Marharyta Alaškievič (born in 1985 in Minsk) is a literary critic and an author of prose and poetry. She graduated as a postgraduate from the Faculty of Journalism at the Belarusian State University in 2010. In 2025 she graduated from the Minsk Theological Academy as a choir-master. She worked as a photo model and taught literature to journalists. Author of the prose book “Model for murder” (“Мадэль для забойства”, 2013) and the poetry collection “Word Hunt” (“Слоўныя ловы”, 2019). Lives in Belarus.

The second collection of poetry by Marharyta Alaškievič tells of the last five Belarusian years as seen by the author from her personal perspective.

Der Beitrag Marharyta Alaškievič – With breve and some Łacinka (Нескладова і троху лацінкай) erschien zuerst auf hochroth minsk.