July 6 @ 2:30 pm – July 18 @ 8:00 pm
Set up in 2004, the Poetry Translation Centre supports the translation of poetry written in the languages of London’s diverse communities to a high literary standard. To coincide with PTC’s 10th anniversary, a collection of the world’s best contemporary poetic voices in translation, My Voice: a Decade of Poems from the Poetry Translation Centre, will be published by Bloodaxe Books later this month. Join celebrated poets who have contributed translations or original works to the anthology to celebrate its launch this July.
About the book
As this gloriously diverse, revelatory selection of translations from the Poetry Translation Centre’s first decade proves, nothing has invigorated poetry in English more than translation.
Here you will find 111 brilliant poems translated from 23 different languages (ranging from Arabic to Zapotec: all the original scripts are included) by 45 of the world’s leading poets. Arranged on a journey from exile to ecstasy, these powerful poems have been co-translated by some of the UK’s best-loved poets including Jo Shapcott, Sean O’Brien, Lavinia Greenlaw, W N Herbert, Mimi Khalvati and Nick Laird.
hi res Sarah MaguireFounded by Sarah Maguire, the Poetry Translation Centre aims to transform English verse through engaging with the rich poetic traditions of the UK’s recent immigrant communities for whom poetry is of overwhelming importance. Reading these Somali, Afghan, Sudanese and Kurdish poets (26 countries are represented), you will understand why their scintillating and heartbreaking poems inspire such devotion.
‘This groundbreaking anthology extends the territory of English poetry through a series of generous translations that make welcome the magnificent poetic traditions of many communities now settled here’ – Carol Ann Duffy.
Tour details
The anthology’s editor and several poets will visit the UK in July:
Sarah Maguire, Reza Mohammadi, Jo Shapcott and Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi at Ledbury Poetry Festival on Sunday 6 July at 2.30pm
London Calling (as part of the City of London Festival), featuring Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi, Maura Dooley, Sarah Maguire, Reza Mohammadi, Clare Pollard and Caasha Lul Mohamud Yusuf at the Bowler Hat, London, on Monday 14 July at 6.30pm
Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi, Maura Dooley, Mark Ford, Mimi Khalvati, Sarah Maguire, Jamie McKendrick, Reza Mohammadi, Katherine Pierpoint, Clare Pollard, Pedro Serrano and Caasha Lul Mohamud Yusuf at the Southbank Centre on Friday 18 July at 6pm
Details
Start:
6th July 2014 2:30 pm
End:
18th July 2014 8:00 pm
Event Tags:
Ledbury Poetry Festival, London Calling, My Voice, poetry translation centre, Sarah Maguire, Southbank Centre