"Spring Shoots: Young Belarusian Poets in the Early Twenty-First Century" by Arnold McMillin.

Book Launch for “Spring Shoots: Young Belarusian Poets in the Early Twenty-First Century” by Arnold McMillin.

An introduction to the early work of twenty young Belarusian poets, all of whom began writing after the start of the present regime. This unique volume is the first such survey in any language, including Belarusian. All poetic illustration are cited in the original and accompanied by English prose translations.

By using the Belarusian language, the poets are helping to save it from decades of erosion and official devaluation, so that their discussion of it is often poignant, particularly as language is a central part of the also suppressed historical heritage.

Published by MHRA, copies of the book will be available for purchase.