Featured poems
The First Rains of Spring
written by Azita Ghahreman
translated by Maura Dooley
It is better to bustle away,
to be busy with some work or other
باران های اول اردیبهشت
بهتر است مشغول خود باشید
یا شاغل به آنچه معافتان کند از کار دشوار عاشقی
Letter to the Rain
written by Reza Mohammadi
translated by Nick Laird
Dear rain,
Winter has passed
نامه ای به باران
باران سلام
فصل زمستان تمام شد
Cat Lying in Wait
written by Shakila Azizzada
translated by Mimi Khalvati
They don't bode well,
these words.
کمین گربه
شگوم ندارد
این واژه ها
Welcome
Welcome to The Poetry Translation Centre’s website. We’re a small organisation dedicated to translating contemporary poetry from Africa, Asia and Latin America. To date, we've translated 327 poems written in 26 different languages by 71 poets from 36 countries. On our website you'll find all these poems both in translation and in their original language, plus photos and videos of our events and information about what we do and how we translate.
What's going on
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Gala Reading Featuring the Poetry of Five Persian Poets and Their Five British Poet-Translators
Friday 18th May 2012
The culmination of our fabulous Persian Poets' Tour is this Gala Reading at London's Rich Mix featuring the poetry of all five Persian Poets read by their five British poet-translators.
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Persian Poets' Tour Praised in The Independent
12/05/2012
In her article 'Persian Poetry Power', The Independent's Christina Patterson praised the PTC's tour and its 'brilliant translations done by brilliant poets working with brilliant scholars'
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A New World of Words: Afghan Poetry and Culture
Saturday 19th May 2012
A unique opportunity to hear two leading Afghan poets, Shakila Azizzada and Reza Mohammadi, read alongside their poet-translators, Mimi Khalvati, Nick Laird. Sarah Maguire will read her translations of Partaw Naderi's poems.
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