Iryna VARABIEJ presents translations of stories by Cree Indians of Canada. The frequent author of the almanac, Vital VORANA0, includes a series of short stories and has pioneered a new genre in the Almanac BIELARUS, the comics, with three comic mini-stories from the Belarusan history. Zmicier DAVYDZIENKA presents ironic poems and acrostic verses. Jury ZVALIKOClSKI aptly composes poems as reaction to music and to the native tongue with genuine lyricism. Vital ZAJKA reflects, in his short story "The Baldie," on trials and tribulations of an immigrant settled in New York. Viktar KAVALEtlSKl devotes his piece to the fate of immigrants from Belarus in Australia and presents a translation from a book about a Polish-Australian woman, whose life, as lives of many Belarusans, felt the full brunt of the 20th century's calamities. Alina KUZMlC presents a poetical cycle "When the wind..." Accomplished literary translator Jakub -LAPATKA presents his translations of prose by Apollinaire and of poetry by Manuel del Cabral and Federico Garcia Lorca. Cimoch LIAKUMOV1C, a literary scholar and translator, gives an artful account about aged Jewish refugees from Belarus in America in the story "Confession." Anatol MACKEN writes an essay-memoir entitled "We and Nature." Emigidyjus RY2Y (Archbishop JURY) is presented in the Almanac with his powerful story from the times of World War II in Belarus, "The Sixth Commandment." БЕЛАРУС 2011 239 The detective genre in the Almanac is represented by the story "Quartet" by Michas SKIBA. A poetical series "Two Heavens" is written by Ina SNARSKAJA. Prominent poet and bard Siar2uk SOKALAU-VOJUS publishes a collection of lyrics from his new album of songs "The Rakes." Ales TARANOVlC tries to analyze the emotional impact of emigration and separation from Belarus in his essay "The Emigre's Song." Juras SAMIECKA presents his love poetry. Maks SClIR presents his new poetic collection "An Abstract from Elegy," a story titled "Execution," and a stream-of-conscience narrative "Return of Liberty." Valancina JAKIMOVlC writes a collection of stories based on her family's experience called "The Childhood of My Father." Падтрымоўвайце беларускую прысутнасьць у сьвеце -набьтвайце альманах ды нашыя іншыя выданьні. www.e-krama.com