When I'm Out of Here: Staying Human in a Dictator's Jail

During the 2020 Belarusian uprising, a young poet is imprisoned for peaceful protest along with thousands of other ordinary people. Inside the crowded cells, she encounters people from every walk of life - teachers, grandmothers, students - each with their own story of resistance. This book interweaves her story and theirs into a powerful portrait of courage under repression.

At once a literary prison memoir, a chorus of women's voices, and a testimony to the role of art under dictatorship, ...