Featured Poems
Everything
written by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi
translated by Sarah Maguire
Let the wind blow from a fisherman's mouth,
from the span of a sail to the shell of a boat,
كلُّ شَيْءْ
إطلق الرّيحَ من فَمِ الصيَّادِ
إلى هيكلِ المُرْكَبِ ، من عُمْقِ الشراعِ
Birds
written by Kajal Ahmad
translated by Mimi Khalvati
According to the latest classification, Kurds
now belong to a species of bird
Like a Desert Flower
written by Parween Faiz Zadah Malaal
translated by Workshop
Like a desert flower waiting for rain,
like a river-bank thirsting for the touch of pitchers,
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News
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11/06/2008
Workshop on Tajik Poetry: Farzaneh Khojandi, 11th June
For the third in our series of workshops concerning our World Poets' Tour, we were joined by Jo Shapcott and Narguess Farzad for a fascinating discussion about their translations of poems by Farzaneh Khojandi from Tajikistan.
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28/05/2008
Workshop on Sudanese Poetry with Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi
This special workshop that the Sudanese poet, Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi, attended with his translators, Sarah Maguire and Sabry Hafez, gave us a unique insight into his poetry.
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30/04/2008
Workshop on Kurdish Poetry: Kajal Ahmad, 30th April
In the first of our special workshops introducing the six poets who'll be coming to the UK in October for our World Poets' Tour, we discussed the poetry of Kajal Ahmad from Kurdistan with her co-translators, Mimi Khalvati and Choman Hardi.
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