Glaucoma by Azita Ghahreman
This week’s poem is ‘Glaucoma’ by Azita Ghahreman from Iran. The poem is read first in English translation by Maura Dooley and then in Farsi by Azita.
Podcasts
I Wanted to Ask by Salome Benidze
Listen to Georgian poet Salome Benidze read ‘I wanted to ask’, the title poem of her PTC chapbook, with the English version read by Salome’s Poet-translator Helen Mort.
Snow by Azita Ghahreman
‘Snow’ by the wonderful Iranian poet, Azita Ghahreman, who now lives in exile in snowy Sweden, translated by Maura Dooley and Elhum Shakerifar.
‘The Fruit Seller’s Philosophy’ by Kajal Ahmad
‘The Fruit Seller’s Philosophy’ by Kajal Ahmad from Kurdistan. The poem is read first in English translation by Mimi Khalvati and then in Kurdish by the poet Choman Hardi.
The Earth Opens and Welcomes You by Abdellatif Laâbi
Listen to ‘The Earth Opens and Welcomes You’ by Abdellatif Laâbi, the Moroccan poet who lives in exile in Paris, translated by the poet and critic André Naffis-Sahely.
Dance Lessons (3/4 time) by Diana Anphimiadi
Listen to ‘Dance Lessons (3/4 time)’ by Georgian poet Diana Anphimiadi, translated by UK poet Jean Sprackland and Natalia Bukia-Peters.
Beauty by Partaw Naderi
‘Beauty’ is a poem by Partaw Naderi from Afghanistan. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Dari by Partaw Naderi.
Harmony by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf
This week’s poem is ‘Harmony’ by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf from Somalia/Somaliland, translated by Sarah Maguire and Maxamed Xasan ‘Alto’.
The North Wind Whips by Víctor Terán
‘The North Wind Whips’ by Victor Teran from Mexico. The poem is read first in English by David Shook and then in Zapotec by the poet Víctor Terán himself.
In the Heart of Time by Coral Bracho
This week’s poem is by Coral Bracho from Mexico. The poem is read first in English translation by Katherine Pierpoint and then in Spanish by Coral.
Drawing by Reza Mohammadi
This week’s poem is ‘Drawing’ by Reza Mohammadi from Afghanistan. The poem is read first in English translation by Nick Laird and then in Dari by Reza.
Recollection by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf
Listen to ‘Recollection’ by the Somali poet Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf. The poem is read first in English translation by Clare Pollard and then in Somali by Caasha herself.
Showing 25 to 36 of 130 podcasts.
Page 3 of 11 pages: