Online Workshops: Georgian poet Maia Sarishvili
20th December
Join our two-part online translation workshop with translator Natalia Bukia-Peters and poet-facilitator Leo Boix, looking at the surprising work of poet Maia Sarishvili.
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Woman
When the air starts to coolanticipating rainfallI morph into leaf-green.I am a burgeoning treasure,under the earth.I am the skythat has swallowed upsalt from a mutinous sea.I am a spellthat is…Continue reading the English translation
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மழைக்கு முன் பேகாற்று குளிர்ந்துவிடும்போதுஇலைப் பச்சையாக மாறிவிடுகிறேன்அடி நிலத்தின் கீழ்திரவியமாய் விழைகிறேன்பித்தமேற்றும்ஆர்ப்பரிக்கும் கடலின்உப்பை விழுங் கிய ஆகாயம்…
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