Poetry Event
World Poets Tour
Saturday 18 October 2008
The Poetry Translation Centre's World Poets Tour 2008 comes to the British Library. Six leading international poets – from Cape Verde, Kurdistan, Pakistan, Somaliland, Sudan and Tajikistan – will read their poems alongside the distinguished UK poets who have co-translated their work. This is a unique opportunity to see some of the best poets in the world read outstanding poetry in seven different languages.
Event times
15.45 – 16.45 Corsino Fortes (Cape Verde) with translator Sean O'Brien; Kajal Ahmad (Kurdistan) with Mimi Khal
17.30 – 18.30 Farzaneh Kojandi (Tajikistan) with translator Jo Shapcott; Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac 'Gaarriye' (Somaliland) with WH Herbert
19.00 – 20.00 Noshi Gillani (Pakistan) with translator Lavinia Greenlaw; Al-Saddiq al-Raddi (Sudan) with Sarah Maguire
Location: Conference Centre, British Library