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.
We are thrilled to announce that The Sea-Migrations by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf translated from Somali by Clare Pollard has been named the Poetry Book of the Year by The Sunday Times.
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.
Spoken, Not Stirred, who run regular poetry events in the east end of London, organised a fundraiser on Saturday the 5th of August 2017. The day featured a reading of ‘Catastrophe’ by Daljit Nagra, followed by a Spoken, Not Stirred open mic
Writer and artist Bryan Talbot talks about his life in comics and illustrating ‘Catastrophe’, a Somali Poem by Xasan Daahir Weedhsame about mass migration for the Poetry Translation Centre.
Catastrophe is an electrifying poem by the Somali poet Xasan Daahir Weedhsame. Help the PTC publish it as a dual-language poem-poster translated by Daljit Nagra illustrated by artist Bryan Talbot.