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Catastrophe

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£7

Featured poets: Xasan Daahir Ismaaciil ‘Weedhsame’

Featured translators: Daljit Nagra, Martin Orwin

Catastrophe is an electrifying poem by the Somali poet Xasan Daahir Ismaaciil ‘Weedhsame’. A howl of anguish about the displacement of the Somali people, it offers a provocation to western Europe, unable to hold focus on the devastating refugee crisis playing out on our shores, and a message of hope to all who have had to flee their homes to seek sanctuary across the sea.

The Poetry Translation Centre have published Catastrophe as a dual-language poem-poster, including a dazzling English translation by Martin Orwin working with British poet Daljit Nagra. The poster features a specially commissioned illustration by the artist Bryan Talbot.

Limited Edition of 500 numbered copies.

ISBN: 9780957551169
Format: Folded poster, printed paperback cover
Size: 120 x 120mm (folded), 480 x 720mm (unfolded poster), 2 pages
Languages: Somali, English