Two African Poets 2010
Two of Africa's leading poets - Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi from Sudan and Corsino Fortes from Cape Verde - return to the UK for the first time since 2008 to take part in a series of readings and events this summer.
Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is widely regarded as the leading African poet writing in Arabic today. Famous in his native Sudan for the delicate complexity of his lyrical poems, his many visits to the UK for the Poetry Translation Centre have been greeted with enormous enthusiasm. He comes to the UK after taking part in the prestigious Poetry International Festival in Rotterdam.
Corsino Fortes pioneering use of Cape Verdean Creole in his poetry is a powerful statement of his country's African identity. His remarkable poems of exile and homecoming reformulate Cape Verde's postcolonial renaissance.
The poets will be joined by their translators, Sarah Maguire and Sean O'Brien.
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Translation Workshop with Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi
Wednesday 7th July 2010
The Sudanese poet Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi joins us for a special workshop for translators.
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Corsino Fortes at the City of London Festival
Thursday 8th July 2010
Corsino Fortes reads with Ana Paula Tavares and valter hugo mae at the City of London Festival.
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Corsino Fortes and Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi with Sarah Maguire at the Ledbury Poetry Festival
Saturday 10th July 2010
Corsino Fortes, Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi and Sarah Maguire read at the Ledbury Poetry Festival.
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Sound and Poetry
Wednesday 14th July 2010
A Portuguese-language event featuring the Cape Verdean poet Corsino Fortes, and Brazilian musician Gui Tavares.
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Corsino Fortes and Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi at the Whitechapel Gallery, London
Thursday 15th July 2010
Corsino Fortes and Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi read at the Whitechapel Gallery with their translators Sean O'Brien and Sarah Maguire.
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Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi at the Petrie Museum, London
Thursday 29th July 2010
Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi read alongside his translator Sarah Maguire at the Petrie Museum, London.
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Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi and Sarah Maguire at Cardiff Cental Library
Saturday 31st July 2010
Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi reads alongside his translator, Sarah Maguire, at Cardiff Central Library.
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Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi at Cathays Library
Saturday 31st July 2010
Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi reads at Cathays Library, Cardiff.
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