Valerie Loveland reviewed Factory of Tears by Valzhyna Mort
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4 stars
I moved Mort's book [b:Factory of Tears|2231658|Factory of Tears|Valzhyna Mort|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266656079s/2231658.jpg|2237470] to the top of my reading list because I liked the poem that Sarah posted in the online poem section of the group, and I heard Mort reading on the Poetry Magazine podcast. I was impressed by both her reading and her writing.
I am still impressed after reading her book. Her images are very often surprising and she seems to write simply, but the poems are somehow heavy and they stick to you. They are gorgeous, even when their subjects aren't.
This book was translated, but Mort has started to write in English. I only heard one of her English poems, but if all of her future Enlish poems are as good as the one I heard/read on Poetry Magazine. (The poem is Jean-Paul Belmondo), I can't wait for her next book. I missed the chance to see …
I moved Mort's book [b:Factory of Tears|2231658|Factory of Tears|Valzhyna Mort|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266656079s/2231658.jpg|2237470] to the top of my reading list because I liked the poem that Sarah posted in the online poem section of the group, and I heard Mort reading on the Poetry Magazine podcast. I was impressed by both her reading and her writing.
I am still impressed after reading her book. Her images are very often surprising and she seems to write simply, but the poems are somehow heavy and they stick to you. They are gorgeous, even when their subjects aren't.
This book was translated, but Mort has started to write in English. I only heard one of her English poems, but if all of her future Enlish poems are as good as the one I heard/read on Poetry Magazine. (The poem is Jean-Paul Belmondo), I can't wait for her next book. I missed the chance to see her read in Massachusetts last month. Even though the drive would have been an hour and a half away, I am mad I didn't go.
My favorite poems in the book:
New York
Grandmother (4th poem from the top)
White Apples
On a Steamer