Cancelled Events and the Covid-19 Outbreak
The PTC has cancelled our upcoming events due to the ongoing Covid-19 Outbreak, but we still have a lively online presence.
Articles
Category: News
Remembering Sarah Maguire
Last November the poet, and founder of the Poetry Translation Centre, Sarah Maguire died. Her friend, the poet Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi, wrote this obituary for her in the Arabic newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi.
Edward Doegar joins the Poetry Translation Centre as Commissioning Editor
Poet, editor and critic, Edward Doegar will join the Poetry Translation Centre as its Commissioning Editor on 3rd April 2018. In this new role he will shape the PTC’s artistic programme.
In memory of Sarah Maguire 1957-2017
By: Clarissa Aykroyd
Sarah Maguire, an outstanding poet and the founder of the Poetry Translation Centre, died in November 2017. She had been ill for a few years. Poet Clarissa Aykroyd shares her memories.
Poetry as a meeting place - the PTC’s autumn tour
By: Erica Jarnes
Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf and her translator Clare Pollard wowed audiences, while Martin Orwin and Daljit Martin read from Catastrophe by Weedhsame, who was, sadly, kept away from the UK.
Join Our Next Season of Poetry Translation Workshops
Our new season of Poetry Translation Workshops starts in April. Get a Season Pass and translate new poetry from China, Brazil, Mauritania, Cuba and Georgia with award-winning poet Clare Pollard
The Poetry Translation Centre Call for Trustees
Help guide the PTC and oversee our artistic vision as an active member of our Board. We are seeking new Trustees with experience in digital marketing, publishing, HR & fundraising
Paid Internship Opportunity at the Poetry Translation Centre
Do you have an interest in poetry and translation? Are you looking to start your career in the arts? The Poetry Translation Centre’s one day a week paid internship could be right for you.
Why do Somali poets have nicknames?
By: Ilhaan Mohamed
To naanays or not to naanays? Within the Somali community it is common for people to be referred to, almost exclusively, by a nickname or a naanays. So why do many poets, such as Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac (Gaarriye) and Maxamed Ibraahin Warsame (Hadraawi), have nicknames but Caasha Lul Mohamud Yusuf doesn’t?