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W N Herbert

W.N. Herbert’s most recent collection, Bad Shaman Blues (Bloodaxe, 2006), was shortlisted for the TS Eliot and Saltire Prizes. He’s currently working on a book of translations of contemporary Chinese poetry with Yang Lian. Bill is based in Newcastle.

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Martin Orwin, Gaarriye and W N Herbert take tea and field phone calls in the British Library. Some of the audience at the Blue Coat School in Liverpool. W. N. Herbert reading at the Blue Coat School in Liverpool.
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Other News & Events featuring this translator are Newcastle University - Gaarriye and W.N. Herbert , An Evening with Scottish P.E.N. - Gaarriye and W.N. Herbert and New recordings and photographs from the 2008 World Poets' Tour . You can see all news W N Herbert has featured in here.

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