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Valzhyna Mort is an Associate Professor in the Department of Literatures in English at Cornell University. She is a poet, translator, and scholar born in Minsk, Belarus, writing in English and Belarusian. Her academic affiliations include creative writing instruction and literary translation work. She holds fellowships from prestigious institutions like the Guggenheim Foundation and the American Academy in Rome.
- Education: Not explicitly stated in the text, but her professional roles imply advanced degrees.
Her research focuses on contemporary world poetry and literary translation, with notable works including Music for the Dead and Resurrected (2020) and translations of Polina Barskova’s Air Raid. She has also co-edited Gossip and Metaphysics: Russian Modernist Poems and Prose.
Awards include the International Griffin Poetry Prize and UNT Rilke Prize, alongside recognition in Germany and Slovenia. She teaches courses such as ENGL 7800 (MFA Seminar: Poetry) and ENGL 3840 (Poetry Writing).
