Introducing The Sarah Maguire Prize
11th September
‘Translation of poetry is a labour of love and the Sarah Maguire Prize is our way to acknowledge and appreciate this love’ writes poet, translator and head prize judge, Alireza Abiz.
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Introduction
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.
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Spring Workshops 2020
28th November
See the world through the eyes of six international poets in 2020. Work with skilled translators, poets and your fellow language lovers to tap into a global perspective at our friendly, inclusive workshops.
To Love by Reza Mohammadi
5th December
Reza Mohammadi is a prize-winning poet, prolific journalist and cultural commentator. The poem is read first in English translation by the Irish poet Nick Laird.
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Wikipedia Break-Out Workshop Part 2
French Poetry Workshop: Translate by Algerian Poet Habib Tengour with Delaina Haslam
Bengali poetry workshop: Translating Poet Nirmalendu Goon
Yorùbá Poetry Workshop: Translating poet Túbọ̀sún Ọládàpọ̀ with Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún
Portuguese Poetry Workshop: Translate Brazilian Poet Carla Diacov with Annie McDermott
Featured Poem
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To Love
We don't wake together. I come to
in an empty room by the sea long after
you've woken and opened the window
and showered and…عشق
با هم بر نمی خیزیم
من با اتاق های بندری متروکه در کناره دریا بر می خیزم
تو با باز کردن پنجره اتاق خواب خودت
تو چای دم شده میخوری
من قلبم را چسپ زخم می زنم
روز تو خیابانی است که به خیابانی دیگر که به ساختمانی و بعد به خیابانی در…