Don't miss Diana Anphimiadi and Salome Benidze for the only London reading of their 2018 UK tour! These acclaimed poets from Georgia will read alongside award-winning British poets Jean Sprackland and Helen Mort, before discussing the delicate art of poetry translation with their bridge translator Natalia Bukia-Peters.

This event marks the publication of two new PTC bilingual chapbooks: Beginning to Speak by Diana Anphimiadi (translated by Jean Sprackland and Natalia Bukia-Peters; supported by the Georgian National Book Center) and I Wanted to Ask You by Salome Benidze (translated by Helen Mort and Natalia Bukia-Peters).

This event will be in English with poetry readings in Georgian and English. No prior knowlede of Georgian required!

This is a free event. Presented in partnership with the SOAS Centre for Translation Studies and Senate House.