The Poetry Translation Centre gives the best contemporary poems from Africa, Asia and Latin America a new life in the English language, working with diaspora communities for whom poetry is of great importance.
8th August
This podcast brings you Ribka Sibhatu reading her poem ‘To the Sycamore’ and the fable ‘How African spirits Were Born’ with André Naffis-Sahely reading his transitions.
22nd July
Brazilian-Italian poet Patrizia Longhitano talks about moving to the UK to become a Londoner and why she writes poetry in English.
18th August
Social, creative and engaging: Discover Sri Lankan Tamil poet Anar at our new two-part online translation workshop with Hari Rajaledchumy.
Continue reading the English translation
C'era un'asmarina
a Haz-Haz, sulla collina,
Ahimè ... Abebà la bella
composta e snella;
fiore rimava con Abeba,
come il bistro e l'occhio!
Perché il mondo comprendesse,
mentre scavavano la sua fossa,
avvolta nella morte…
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