March 2026 / Skaryna Press

When I'm Out of Here

At once a literary prison memoir, a chorus of women’s voices, and a testimony to the role of art under dictatorship, the book speaks to readers interested in freedom, solidarity, and the power of language.
2 May

Tunbridge Wells Lit Festival

Calverley Pavillion, Tunbridge Wells
19 March

Hanna Komar and Alesia Mankouskaya: poetry and music improvisation

Watch a recording on YouTube

Books

When I'm Out of Here
Skaryna Press
Body in Progress
Skaryna Press, 2025
Ribwort
3TimesRebel, 2023
Recycled (e-book)
Skaryna Press, 2025
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What Readers Say

Through narration that is creative and delicate yet unflinchingly powerful, in When I’m Out of Here: Staying Human in a Dictator’s Jail Hanna allows us to hear the voices of thousands of other Belarusian protesters.

Dr Tatsiana Chulitskaya
Researcher

Many tend to categorise poets and their poems as being inspired by either protest or the personal as if these categories have no connection. But Ribwort has both, and Komar’s power lies in the ability to delve into what binds them together.

John Farndon
Poet, translator and editor

I’ve read your Body in Progress and was impressed. I admire your genius to find incredibly accurate words to describe feelings and experiences. Looking forward to giving it 5 stars on Goodreads!

Maryia Parkhimchyk
Writer, creative producer, and editor