On 'Refuge': 8 must-read poetry books in translation for National Poetry Day
Explore eight of some of the most important poetry books in translation for National Poetry Day on this year's theme of 'Refuge'.
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Featuring Clare Pollard
So At One With You: Editing an Anthology of Somali Poetry
By: W N Herbert,
W.N. Herbert, co-editor of ‘So At One With You’, an anthology of the last fifty year of Somali poetry, reflects on editing the book and his own relationship with the Somali poets he has translated.
Clare Pollard on facilitating her final PTC workshop
By: Clare Pollard,
Clare Pollard talks about her time as the poet-facilitator for the PTC’s translation workshops and enjoying a strange hybrid position at the sessions as half-teacher and half-student.
Uten Mahamid’s Single-Shot Poetry
By: Mui Poopoksakul,
Uten Mahamid is a highly visual writer, and it’s no surprise, given that he is also an artist. He has said that in his poetry, as well as his artwork, he likes to create images that tell stories.
What is it like to attend a Poetry Translation Workshop?
By: Micha Meyers
‘Curiosity and a little chutzpah got me through the door.’ Workshop stalwart Micha Meyers writes about what it’s like to translate with the PTC.
A Day in the Life of a Poetry Translator
By: Natasha Sutton Williams
Poet Clare Pollard facilitates poetry translation workshops for the PTC. She talked to Natasha Sutton Williams of London Calling about the process and challenges of being a poet-translator.
Hidden Meanings & Perplexing Punctuation
By: Serafina Vick,
Translator Serafina Vick ponders unexpected turns when a Poetry Translation Workshop get stumped by an innocent comma and surprised by the target of the satirical poem ‘Urban Ranch’.
Clare Pollard on Translating Caasha Lul Mohamud Yusuf
By: Clare Pollard,
In this fascinating essay, poet Clare Pollard talks about how vital the process of learning about Somali culture - camels, khat and all - helped her translate Caasha’s poetry. And how she turned to early English alliterative verse for inspiration.