2011

  1. 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.

  2. 18/11/2011

    Freelance Project Manager

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

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

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