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DUAL Poetry Podcast episodes
- 'The Boat That Brought Me' by Azita Ghahreman, translated by Maura Dooley and Elhum Shakerifar
This week’s poem is by Azita Ghahreman from Iran. The poem is read first in English translation by Maura Dooley and then in Farsi by Azita Ghahreman. If you enjoy this poem and would like to find out more about Azita Ghahreman and all the other poets we’ve translated, please visit our website www.poetrytranslation.org.
4 min - 'Illegal Immigrant' by Reza Mohammadi, translated by Nick Laird and Hamid Kabir
This week’s poem is by Reza Mohammadi from Afghanistan. The poem is read first in English translation by Nick Laird and then in Dari by Reza Mohammadi. If you enjoy this poem and would like to find out more about Reza Mohammadi and all the other poets we’ve translated, please visit our website www.poetrytranslation.org.
3 min - 'Open and Shut' by David Huerta, translated by Jamie McKendrick
This week's poem is by David Huerta from Mexico. The poem is read first in English translation by Jamie McKendrick and then in Spanish by David himself. If you enjoy this recording and would like to find out more about David Huerta and all the other poets we’ve translated, please visit our website www.poetrytranslation.org.
2 min - 'Like Red-Hot Lava' by Maria Clara Sharupi Jua, translated by the Poetry Translation Workshop and Nataly Kelly
This week's poem is by Maria Clara Sharupi Jua from Ecuador. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Shuar by Maria Clara Sharupi Jua. The poet draws on nature in order to express her desire, culminating in her longing to erupt ‘like red-hot lava / to roll like a stone turned to fire / into your salty arms’.
If you enjoy this poem and would like to find out more about Maria Clara Sharupi Jua and all the other poets we've translated, please visit our website www.poetrytranslation.org.
4 min - 'There was a time when I loved alone' by Noshi Gillani, translated by Lavinia Greenlaw and Nukhbah Langah
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 the writer Kamila Shamsie. If you enjoy this poem and would like to find out more about Noshi Gillani and all the other poets we’ve translated, please visit our websitewww.poetrytranslation.org
3 min - 'Throne' by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi, translated by Sarah Maguire and Atef Alshaer
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 Saddiq. If you enjoy this poem and would like to find out more about Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi and all the other poets we’ve translated, please visit our website www.poetrytranslation.org.
2 min - 'Make Me Drunk With Your Kisses' by Maria Clara Sharupi Jua, translated by Sarah Maguire and the Poetry Translation Workshop
This week's poem is by Maria Clara Sharupi Jua from Ecuador. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Shuar by Maria Clara herself. If you enjoy this recording and would like to find out more about Maria Clara Sharupi Jua and all the other poets we’ve translated, please visit our websitewww.poetrytranslation.org.
4 min - 'Water of Jellyfish' by Coral Bracho, translated by Katherine Pierpoint and Tom Boll
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. If you enjoy this recording and would like to find out more about Coral Bracho and all the other poets we’ve translated, please visit our websitewww.poetrytranslation.org.
10 min - 'Amazment' by Maxamed Ibraahin Warsame 'Hadraawi', translated by WN Herbert, Said Jama Hussein & Maxamed Xasan ‘Alto’
This week's poem is by Maxamed Ibraahin Warsame 'Hadraawi' from Somalia/Somaliland. The poem is read first in English translation by WN Herbert and then in Somali by Hadraawi. If you enjoy this poem and would like to find out more about Maxamed Ibraahin Warsame 'Hadraawi' and all the other poets we've translated, please visit our website www.poetrytranslation.org.
6 min - 'To Catch Butterflies' by Noshi Gillani, translated by Nukhbah Langah and Lavinia Greenlaw
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. If you enjoy this poem and would like to find out more about Noshi Gillani and all the other poets we’ve translated, please visit our website www.poetrytranslation.org.
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The Poetry Translation Centre is dedicated to translating contemporary poetry from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Each week we bring you a new poem podcast from one of the world's greatest living…
poets, in both the original language and in English translation. To find out more about our work, please visit www.poetrytranslation.org. The Poetry Translation Centre is funded by Arts Council England.