Desire Poems by Women Poets
Taking thematic inspiration from Diana Bellessi’s book ‘To Love A Woman’ this week’s podcast plays you four poems about desire written by female poets.
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‘Speed’ by Abdullah al Ryami
Listen to ‘Speed’ by Abdullah al Ryami from Cairo, currently living in Oman. This poem is read first in English translation by W.N Herbert and then in Arabic by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi.
Movements by Fatena Al-Gharra
Listen to ‘Movements’ by Fatena Al-Gharra translated Anna Murison & the Poetry Translation Workshop, read by Sarah Maguire and Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi.
The Lost Button by Fatena Al-Gharra
Listen to the ‘The Lost Button’ by Fatena Al-Gharra, translated from the Arabic by Anna Murison and Sarah Maguire. Read in English by Sarah and in Arabic by the poet Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi.