Title by Abdulla Pashew
18th April
Listen to the ironic poem ‘Title’ by the prominent Kurdish poet and writer, Abdulla Pashew. This poem was translated by Mahsn Majidy and The Poetry Translation Workshop.
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I hear a voice saying: escapeAnd leave this English isle behindYou belong to nothing except this ornate radioExcept the coffee…Continue reading the English translation
اهرب
وأسمعُ صوتاً يقول لي: اهربْواتركْ جزيرة الإنكليز وراءكلا شيء تنتمي إليه سوى هذا المذياع المقلَّد بإتقانسوى سخّان القهوةسوى أشجار الحديقة المخطَّطة على حرير السماءوأسمعُ الصوت بلغاتٍ أعرفهاوأُخرى أجهلها:اهربْ…
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