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  1. 06/02/2012

    6,000 Poem Podcasts Downloaded

    Our innovative weekly poem podcasts were launched in November 2010. Since then, the 70 individual podcasts have attracted more than 6,000 downloads.

  2. 27/01/2012

    Events, Publications and Marketing Manager

    The PTC is looking to recruit an Events, Publications and Marketing Manager.

  3. 18/01/2012

    Freelance Persian-Speaking Audience Development Co-ordinator

    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.

  4. 16/12/2011

    The PTC Presents the First Translations of Shuar Poetry into English

    Nataly Kelly travelled all the way from Boston USA to join us for a workshop on the poetry of Marķa Clara Sharupi Jua from Ecuador. Our translations are the first time that poetry from Shuar has been translated into English.

  5. 18/11/2011

    Freelance Project Manager

    We're looking for a freelance Project Manager to work with us between January and March 2012.

  6. 07/10/2011

    Somali Poets' Tour 2011

    The PTC has a long-established relationship with the Somali community and we're delighted that, in partnership with Somali Week Festival 2011, we'll be hosting a series of readings with leading Somali poets

  7. 05/08/2011

    PTC Receives Funding for 2012 Persian Poets' Tour

    We're delighted to announce that Arts Council England has generously agreed to fund our Persian Poets' Tour that will take place in spring 2012.

  8. 18/06/2011

    Saraba Online Magazine Publishes Chapbook of PTC Translations

    We were thrilled when the editors of Saraba online magazine, based in Nigeria, asked us to allow them to create a chapbook of our translations. The resulting The World Salad is now available for download.

  9. 09/05/2011

    PTC Launches New Series of Community Workshops

    Translating poetry can seem like a daunting prospect, so we've inaugurating a series of innovative workshops aimed at Arabic and Somali speakers.

  10. 02/05/2011

    'Finger Food for the Imagination': PTC Poems by Post

    You can now buy our beautiful dual-language postcards featuring poems by eight of our most popular poets.

  11. 30/03/2011

    PTC Gains Coveted National Portfolio Status from the Arts Council

    Arts Council England announced today that the PTC has been chosen as a National Portfolio Organisation. This means our funding is secure until 2015.

  12. 01/03/2011

    Poems from Three New Languages by Three New Poets from Three New Countries

    In our workshops recently we've translated three new poets who come from three countries that are new to us and who write in three languages we've never translated before.

  13. 01/11/2010

    Launch of Our Poem Podcasts

    We're delighted to announce the launch of a new series of weekly Poem Podcasts on iTunes. Each week listeners will be introduced to a dazzling new poem by some of the world's best loved poets.

  14. 22/09/2010

    Workshop on Poetry in Spanish from Equatorial Guinea with David Shook

    David Shook joined us for the first in our new series of workshops. We translated a poem called 'Minitopograhy of Santa Isabel' by Marcelo Ensema Nsang, from Equatorial Guinea, the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa.

  15. 01/09/2010

    New Podcast of Poems by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi

    A podcast featuring fifteen new translations of poems by the Sudanese poet, Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi, reading with his translator, Sarah Maguire, is now available for for download

  16. 22/08/2010

    'The Bards of Somalia'

    Rageh Omaar introduces the dynamic tradition of Somali poetry in 'The Bards of Somalia' on BBC Radio 4. The programme features poetry by Gaarriye and interviews with translators Martin Orwin and W N Herbert, and PTC Director, Sarah Maguire.

  17. 30/06/2010

    Our Third Mexican Podcast is Now Available

    We recorded three new podcasts during our recent Mexican Poets' Tour. The third, featuring Coral Bracho reading alongside her translator, Katherine Pierpoint, is now available.

  18. 28/06/2010

    Two Leading African Poets Visit the UK

    Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi from Sudan and Corsino Fortes from Cape Verde return to the UK for the first time since our 2008 World Poets' Tour.

  19. 07/05/2010

    Mexican Poets' Tour 2010

    Our recent Mexican Poets' Tour brought Coral Bracho, David Huerta and Victor Teran to the UK for a series of dynamic and exciting readings.

  20. 05/04/2010

    New Podcast by Farzaneh Khojandi from Tajikistan

    Farzaneh Khojandi's readings had a remarkable impact on audiences during our World Poets' Tour in 2008. You can now listen to a podcast of Farzaneh reading her poems alongside British poet, Jo Shapcott, reading Farzaneh's translations.

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