All events
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Abdellatif Laâbi at The Mosaic Rooms
Wednesday 20th February 2013
Prize-winning Moroccan poet, Abdellatif Laâbi was joined by his translator, André Naffis-Sahely, for a reading from his newly published chapbook of poems and to launch his memoir, The Bottom of the Jar.
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Launch of Chapbook by Abdellatif Laâbi
Monday 18th February 2013
Leading Moroccan poet, Abdellatif Laâbi, winner of the Prix Goncourt, received a warm welcome on a very cold night at the launch of his new chapbook of poems, translated by André Naffis-Sahely.
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Somali Week 2012 Women's Night
Wednesday 24th October 2012
An evening in celebration of Somali women artists, writers, film-makers and academics, featuring Clare Pollard and Caasha Lul Mohamad Yusuf
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Somali Week 2012 Festival Launch
Friday 19th October 2012
The launch of the 2012 Somali Week Festival featured Clare Pollard reading her newly-commissioned translations of poems by Muse Cali Faruur, and Said Salah.
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Benefit Reading for Gaarriye
Sunday 2nd September 2012
We were all deeply concerned to hear that the great Somali poet, Gaarriye, is seriously ill. This evening brought together his friends and translators to read his poems and discuss the outstanding contribution he's made to Somali culture.
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Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi at The Petrie Museum
Wednesday 11th July 2012
Sudanese poet, Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi, was Poet in Residence at The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. He was commissioned to write new poems inspired by their collection of ancient Sudanese artefacts
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Poetry Parnassus London 2012
Tuesday 26th June 2012
Poetry Parnassus was the largest gathering of international poets ever staged. We're delighted that ten PTC poets and translators were invited to participate in this remarkable celebration of world poetry.
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Persian Poets' Tour 2012
Wednesday 18th April 2012
Our Persian Poets' Tour featured the poetry of five acclaimed poets from three countries - Afghanistan, Iran and Tajikistan - in a series of readings and events across the UK throughout May 2012, read in translation by their British poet...
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Caasha Lul Mohamud Yusuf and Clare Pollard at the Mosaic Rooms
Tuesday 13th March 2012
Caasha Lul Mohamud Yusuf and Clare Pollard read together at the Mosaic Rooms in Earl's Court, West London.
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International Women's Day Celebration with Caasha Lul Mohamud Yusuf and Clare Pollard
Thursday 8th March 2012
We celebrated International Women's Day in style this year, with a reading by Caasha Lul Mohamud Yusuf and Clare Pollard to celebrate the publication of their beautiful new chapbook.
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Somali Poets' Tour 2011
Saturday 22nd October 2011
In partnership with Somali Week Festival 2011, the PTC is hosting a series of readings across the UK with Caasha Luul Mohamud Yusuf and her translator, Clare Pollard, plus the poetry of Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac 'Gaarriye', read by Maxamed Xasan 'Alto'...
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Revealing Hidden Voices
Friday 8th July 2011
The South Bank Centre, in association with English PEN and the Poetry Translation Centre, presents a selection of poets and musicians from both refugee and international backgrounds.
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Mohan Rana Chapbook Tour 2011
Wednesday 8th June 2011
A series of readings to celebrate the publication of Poems by Mohan Rana, translated by Bernard O'Donoghue and Lucy Rosenstein.
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Afghan Literary Cafe
Thursday 31st March 2011
An Afghan Literary Cafe in partnership with Free Word and the Dutch Foundation for Literature.
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Two African Poets 2010
Wednesday 7th July 2010
The distinguished African poets, Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi from Sudan and Corsino Forte from Cape Verde, return to the UK for the first time since our 2008. This is a rare opportunity to attend readings by two of Africa’s finest contemporary poets.
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Mexican Poets' Tour 2010
Wednesday 14th April 2010
Three leading Mexican poets - Coral Bracho, David Huerta and Víctor Terán - read in Spanish and Zapotec alongside their poet-translators Katherine Pierpoint, Jamie McKendrick and David Shook.
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Mohan Rana and Bernard O'Donoghue at The Whitechapel Gallery
Thursday 4th February 2010
An enthusiastic audience heard Indian poet, Mohan Rana, read his poems in Hindi alongside newly commissioned translations by Bernard O'Donoghue.
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World Poets' Tour 2008
Sunday 7th September 2008
The PTC's second World Poets' Tour featured the poetry of six leading international poets co-translated by half-a-dozen distinguished British poets in two dozen extraordinary events and readings in venues across the UK.
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Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi Autumn Tour 2006
Friday 27th October 2006
Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi came back to the UK for a short tour in autumn 2006.
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Saharawi Poets Visit the PTC
Wednesday 17th May 2006
On 4th May 2006 the PTC workshop joined Sandblast to host poets from the Western Sahara.
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