Belarusian poet Volha Hapeyeva reads poems from across her body of work, sharing English translations by Annie Rutherford from the Belarusian and German originals. Language recurs as a theme throughout: Hapeyeva's poems consider how words hold memory and meaning, especially for a person living in exile, away from her home language.
Hapeyeva, Volha. "while waiting for the bus..." Translated by Annie Rutherford. Eurolitkrant. Web. Accessed 1 June 2026.
Hapeyeva, Volha. "how to capture a year in a hundred words." Translated by Annie Rutherford. platformB. Web. Accessed 8 September 2026.
Differs from published version.
Hapeyeva, Volha. "someone is burning pages of poems..." Translated by Annie Rutherford. Versopolis, no. 2, 2021, pp.10-11.
Hapeyeva, Volha. "a little pony..." Translated by Annie Rutherford. Versopolis, no. 2, 2021, pp.14-15.
Differs slightly from published version.
Hapeyeva, Volha. "Poetry Manifesto." Translated by Annie Rutherford. Eurolitkrant. Web. Accessed 1 June 2026.
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Read in German and English.
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Hapeyeva, Volha. "today they are all flying slow..." Translated by Annie Rutherford. Versopolis, no. 2, 2021, pp. 24-25.
Hapeyeva, Volha. "to find the right word..." Translated by Annie Rutherford. Versopolis, no. 2, 2021, pp.16-17.
Hapeyeva, Volha. In My Garden of Mutants. Translated by Annie Rutherford. Todmorden, England: Arc Publications, 2021.
Hapeyeva, Volha. In My Garden of Mutants. Translated by Annie Rutherford. Todmorden, England: Arc Publications, 2021.
Differs slightly from published version.
Hapeyeva, Volha. In My Garden of Mutants. Translated by Annie Rutherford. Todmorden, England: Arc Publications, 2021.
Differs slightly from published version.
Hapeyeva, Volha. In My Garden of Mutants. Translated by Annie Rutherford. Todmorden, England: Arc Publications, 2021.
Hapeyeva, Volha. In My Garden of Mutants. Translated by Annie Rutherford. Todmorden, England: Arc Publications, 2021.
Differs from published version.
Hapeyeva, Volha. "some people..." Translated by Annie Rutherford. Versopolis, no. 2, 2021, pp. 8-9.
Read in Belarusian, video version read in English by Annie Rutherford. English differs slightly from published version.
Hapeyeva, Volha. In My Garden of Mutants. Translated by Annie Rutherford. Todmorden, England: Arc Publications, 2021.
