Thirty heads a day & Graduate by Legna Rodríguez Iglesias
Two poems by Legna Rodríguez Iglesias, translated by Abigail Parry and Serafina Vick for ’A little body are many parts’ which has been shortlisted for the first annual Derek Walcott Prize.
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A Feather by Shakila Azizzada
Huerta’s poems frequently turn on images that are experiences in themselves. In this eerie piece, he describes a poem by Gottfried Benn. Translated by Tom Boll and Katherine Pierpoint.
My Voice by Partaw Naderi
This week’s poem is by Partaw Naderi from Afghanistan. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Dari by Partaw Naderi.
Aural by David Huerta
Listen to ‘Aural ’ by David Huerta from Mexico. The poem is read first in English translation by Jamie McKendrick and then in Spanish by David Huerta himself.
Empty Town by Yu Yoyo
All this week the poet and artist Ella Frears is joining our PTC YouTube Takeover with a series of videos about Yu Yoyo’s collection ’My Tenantless Body.’
Fertile Truce by Legna Rodríguez Iglesias
Today’s poem is Fertile Truce from Legna Rodríguez Iglesias’ collection ‘A little body are many parts’. It was translated by the poet Abigail Parry and Serafina Vick.
Uniform by Karin Karakaşlı
‘Uniform’ by Armenian-Turkish Poet, Karin Karakaşlı, from her chapbook ‘History-Geography’ translated by poet Sarah Howe and Canan Marasligil
To Catch Butterflies by Noshi Gillani
This week’s poem is by Noshi Gillani from Pakistan. The poem is read first in English translation by Lavinia Greenlaw and then in Urdu by novelist Kamila Shamsie.
Directions by Kajal Ahmad
Listen to ‘Directions’ by Kurdish poet Kajal Ahmad, you can hear the poem read first in English by one of Kajal’s translators, Choman Hardi and then in Kurdish by the poet herself.
Growing Up In Two Dreams by Bejan Matur
Ahead of next month’s tour, we are releasing this recording by Turkish Poet Bejan Matur and her poet-translator reading ‘Growing Up In Two Dreams’ in turkish and English.
I’m a Child of This Century by Abdellatif Laabi
This week’s poem is by Abdellatif Laabi from Morocco. The poem is read first in English translation by Andre Naffis-Sahely and then in French by Abdellatif.
Small Fox by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi
This week’s poem is by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi from Sudan. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Arabic by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi.
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