W N Herbert

  1. Caasha Luul Mohamud Yusuf and the Poetry of Gaarriye with Clare Pollard and W N Herbert in Swansea

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    Tuesday 8th November 2011

    Caasha Luul Mohamud Yusuf reads alongside her translator Clare Pollard and the poetry of Gaarriye is read by Maxamed Xasan 'Alto' and W N Herbert at The Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea

  2. An Evening with Scottish P.E.N. - Gaarriye and W.N. Herbert

    Thursday 11th December 2008

    Gaarriye,W.N.Herbert, Iyad Hayatleh and Valerie Thornton read at a special event for Scottish P.E.N. at the Glasgow School of Art on Thursday 11th December.

  3. Newcastle University - Gaarriye and W.N. Herbert

    Tuesday 9th December 2008

    The Northern Writers’ Centre and the School of English at Newcastle University presented an evening of readings with Gaarriye and W.N. Herbert.

  4. Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi, Gaarriye and the poems of Kajal Ahmad, Farzaneh Khojandi and Noshi Gillani

    Saturday 1st November 2008

    The last time most of us were together for the 2008 tour was when we visited Lancaster LitFest for three readings celebrating five of our international poets.

  5. Corsino Fortes, Gaarriye and the poetry of Noshi Gillani at Manchester Literature Festival

    Monday 20th October 2008

    Readings by Corsino Fortes, Gaarriye and the poetry of Noshi Gillani, with Sean O'Brien, W N Herbert, Lavinia Greenlaw and Nukhbah Langah.

  6. Gala Readings: Poetry in Seven Languages at the British Library

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    Saturday 18th October 2008

    The Gala Reading at the British Library was an unprecdented literary event featuring the poems of six international poets read in translation by six leading British poets.

  7. Gaarriye and W N Herbert at the Bluecoat Centre in Liverpool

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    Tuesday 14th October 2008

    Readings by Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac 'Gaarriye' and W.N.Herbert

  8. Poetry in Translation - W. N. Herbert and Sarah Maguire at the Bristol Poetry Festival

    Sunday 7th September 2008

    To kick of our 2008 World Poets' Tour, W N Herbert and Sarah Maguire appeared at the Bristol Poetry Festival on to talk about their experiences of translating the works of Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi and Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac 'Gaarriye'.

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