But by Azita Ghahreman
‘But’ is by Farsi poet Azita Ghahreman. The English translation was prepared collaboratively by poet Maura Dooley and translator Elhum Shakerifar. Azita and Maura read the poem.
Podcasts
‘The Bridal Veil’ by Shakila Azizzada
‘The Bridal Veil’ by Shakila Azizzada, was translated by Zuzanna Olszewska and Mimi Khalvati. The poem is read in English by Mimi Khalvati and then in Dari by Shakila herself.
Directions by Kajal Ahmad
This week’s poem is ‘Directions’ 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.
‘Amazment’ by Maxamed Ibraahin Warsame ‘Hadraawi’
‘Amazement’ by Somali poet Maxamed Ibraahin Warsame ‘Hadraawi’. The poem is read first in English translation by WN Herbert and then in Somali by Hadraawi.
‘Taste’ by Asha Lul Mohamad Yusuf
This poem is called ‘Taste’ by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf from Somalia/Somaliland. The poem is read first in English translation by Clare Pollard and then in Somali by Asha.
Ceremonial Robes by Bejan Matur
‘Ceremonial Robes’ by Kurdish-Turkish poet Bejan Matur, from her PTC chapbook ‘If This is a Lament’, translated by Jen Hadfield and Canan Marasligil.
Schism by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi
‘Schism’ by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi was inspired by a Bronze offering table in the Petrie Museum collection. The poem is read in English by Sarah Maguire and then in Arabic by Saddiq himself.
The Word by Reza Mohammadi
‘The Word’ by Reza Mohammadi from Afghanistan is first in English translation by Nick Laird and then in Dari by Reza Mohammadi. The poem was translated by Nick Laird & Hamid Kabir.
This Prisoner Breathes by Noshi Gillani
This week’s podcast is ‘This Prisoner Breathes’ by Noshi Gillani from Pakistan. The poem is read first in English translation by Lavinia Greenlaw and then in Urdu by UK author Kamila Shamsie.
Birds by Kajal Ahmad
Kajal Ahmad from Kurdistan writes poems with a fable-like quality of the poems. ‘Birds’ is read first in English translation by Mimi Khalvati and then in Kurdish by Kajal Ahmad.
When Morning Breaks by Corsino Fortes
Corsino Fortes’s began writing in the dying days of colonial rule, and he uses his work to reclaim, almost to recreate, his newly reborn country. Translated by Sean O’Brien and Daniel Hahn.
Poem by Gottfried Benn by David Huerta
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.
Of Their Eyes Adorned with Crystal Sands by Coral Bracho
Perhaps the most enigmatic and suggestive titled poem in the PTC Archive: Of Their Eyes Adorned with Crystal Sands by Coral Bracho was translated by Tom Boll and Katherine Pierpoint.
Never Forget! by Saado Cabdi Amarre
Saado Cabdi Amarre is a poet whose emotional verse laments the senselessness of the successive civil wars that have affected Somaliland in the aftermath of its secession.
Pregnancy by Kajal Ahmad
As Louise Glück says, women poets must have the courage not always to affirm life! This week’s poem is by Kajal Ahmad from Kurdistan. The poem is read in English and Kurdish.
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