Featured poems
The Boat That Brought Me
written by Azita Ghahreman
translated by Maura Dooley
Behind these eyes that look like mine
old names are fading away, the past lies crumpled in my clenched fist -
زمستان که بیاید
زمستان بیاید
شکل خودم می شوم
video audio We have a book related to The Boat That Brought Me
Postcards from the High Seas
written by Corsino Fortes
translated by Sean O'Brien
I
Crioula, you will tell the guitar
Of the night, and the dawn's small guitar
Postais do Mar Alto
I
Crioula ! dirás ao violão
Da noite e à viola do madrugar
video audio We have a podcast related to Postcards from the High Seas
The Sea-Migrations
written by Caasha Lul Mohamud Yusuf
translated by Clare Pollard
Declaiming this poem, a gabay, I alliterate in D to start debate,
to disseminate, to disclose to you: the public.
Tahriib
Da'da gabayga dabuubtiyo murtida, doodda hadalkayga;
Waxaan uga danleeyahay inaan, danaha sheegaaye
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 375 poems written in 27 different languages by 83 poets from 38 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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Three Persian Poets Read in Manchester
Thursday 20th June 2013
Back by popular demand, the first event of our Persian Poets' Tour of 2013 sees all three poets read alongside their poet-translators at the Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester.
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Cardiff Central Library Hosts Three Persian Poets
Saturday 22nd June 2013
Azita Ghahreman, Reza Mohammadi and Shakila Azizzada read alongside their UK poet-translators, Maura Dooley, Nick Laird and Mimi Khalvati at a Saturday afternoon reading at Cardiff Central Library.
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Workshop on Turkish Poet, Karin Karakaşlı, with Canan Marasligil
Wednesday 26th June 2013
In March the Free Word Centre's translator in residence, Canan Marasaligil, joined us for a workshop on the leading Turkish poet, Karin Karakaşlı. We'll be returning to Karin's poems with Canan for the final workshop of the summer.
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