The Water People
Lebanese poet Vénus Khoury-Ghata writes immersive, mesmeric verse that pulls the reader into a fluid world where humans and nature intertwine and merge.
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Ask the Thunder
Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac ‘Gaarriye’ is regarded as one of the most important Somali poets of the twentieth century, translated by the acclaimed poet W.N. Herbert and translator Martin Orwin.
£7
My Voice
A gloriously diverse, revelatory selection of translations from the first ten years of the Poetry Translation Centre. 111 brilliant poems translated from 27 different languages, ranging from Arabic to Zapotec, with all the original scripts included.
£9
Sarah Maguire Prize Anthology 2022
An anthology featuring a generous selection from each of the six titles shortlisted for the 2022 Sarah Maguire Prize, featuring poetry in Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Chinese.
£12
Cosmic Haemorrhage - Set of 12 Postcards
A set of postcards displaying the entirety of Mona Kareem's stand-out poem Cosmic Haemorrhage from the World Poet Series title I Will Not Fold These Maps, translated by Sara Elkamel. Get the full 12-set, a single row of four, or one postcard.
£5 / £2 / 50p
Cosmic Haemorrhage - Poster
A large poster displaying the entirety of Mona Kareem's stand-out poem Cosmic Haemorrhage from the World Poet Series title I Will Not Fold These Maps, translated by Sara Elkamel.
£5
The Book of Sorrows - A6 Notebook
An A6 notebook displaying Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi's stand-out poem The Book of Sorrows from the World Poet Series title A Friend's Kitchen, translated by Bryar Bajalan and Shook.
£5
Consolatio
Habib Tengour is one of the most visionary voices of post-colonial Algeria. Now, for the first time poems from Tengour’s collection Consolatio, have been selected and translated into English by Delaina Haslam and Will Harris as part of the World Poet Series.
£9
To Love a Woman
Poet Diana Bellessi is considered to be the godmother of feminist & Lesbian poetry in Argentina. This new collection is translated by the poet and translator Leo Boix.
£7
Aulò! Aulò! Aulò!
Featuring narrative and lyric poems by Eritrean poet Ribka Sibhatu as well as retellings of traditional oral African fables with translations by André Naffis-Sahely.
£7
Why I No Longer Write Poems
The first full-length selection in English from Diana Anphimiadi, one of Georgia’s most acclaimed poets.
£12.99
Sarah Maguire Prize Anthology 2020
An anthology featuring a generous selection from each of the six titles shortlisted for the inaugural Sarah Maguire Prize, featuring poetry in Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Chinese.
£12
Leaving
Anar chronicles female experiences in Sri Lanka today from the aftermath of the civil war to the subtle terrors of societal expectation, translated from Tamil by Hari Rajaledchumy with Fran Lock.
£7
My Mother’s Language
Abdellatif Laâbi is widely acknowledged to be Morocco’s greatest living poet, translated here by the celebrated poet and translator André Naffis-Sahely
£7
This Water
Gagan Gill is one of the most respected poets writing in Hindi today. Here is work is presented with translations by Lucy Rosenstein working with the poet Jane Duran.
£7
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