Featured poems
Back Again
written by Farzaneh Khojandi
translated by Jo Shapcott
The messenger of hope
died halfway along the road.
Cataclysm and Songs
written by Conceição Lima
translated by The Poetry Translation Workshop
Happy what's left of me after I'm gone
If only one of the songs sung
O Cataclismo e as Canções
Feliz o que de mim restar, depois de mim
Se uma só das canções cantadas
Fare Well, Thank You
written by Tuvya Ruebner
translated by The Poetry Translation Workshop
Fare well, thank you
for coming, what
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 279 poems written in 24 different languages by 66 poets from 34 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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Workshop on Thai Poetry by Angkarn Chantatip
Wednesday 25th January 2012
Tracey Martin joins us for a workshop on poetry by Angkarn Chantatip from Thailand - the first time we'll have translated poetry from Thai.
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Freelance Persian-Speaking Audience Development Co-ordinator
18/01/2012
We're looking for a Persian-speaking, freelance Audience Development Co-ordinator to work with us in the run-up to our Persian Poets' Tour in May 2012.
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5,000 Poem Podcasts Downloaded
09/11/2011
Our innovative weekly poem podcasts were launched in November 2010. Since then, the 58 individual podcasts have attracted more than 5,000 downloads.
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