Dual Poetry Podcast

A Body by Al-Saddiq Al-Radi by Poetry Translation Centre

Translated by Martin Orwin, Maxamed Xasan 'Alto' & David Harsent You can find more poems from around the world at: www.poetrytranslation.org Like us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/poetrytranslation Follow us on Twitter: @PoetryTranslate

'The Golden Scarab Necklace' by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is from the collection 'He Tells Tales Of Meroe poems for The Petrie Museum' published in 2015 by the Poetry Translation Centre. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Arabic by Saddiq himself. The poem was traslated by Rashid El Sheikh, Atef Alshaer and Sarah Maguire. Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is widely regarded as on...

'A Monkey Following A Monkey' by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is from the collection 'He Tells Tales Of Meroe poems for The Petrie Museum' published in 2015 by the Poetry Translation Centre. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Arabic by Saddiq himself. The poem was traslated by Rashid El Sheikh, Atef Alshaer and Sarah Maguire. Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is widely regarded as o...

'Schism' by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is from the collection 'He Tells Tales Of Meroe poems for The Petrie Museum' published in 2015 by the Poetry Translation Centre. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Arabic by Saddiq himself. The poem was traslated by Rashid El Sheikh, Atef Alshaer and Sarah Maguire. Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is widely regarded as one of the leading Afr...

'Traces Of An Unknown Woman' by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is from the collection 'He Tells Tales Of Meroe poems for The Petrie Museum' published in 2015 by the Poetry Translation Centre. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Arabic by Saddiq himself. The poem was traslated by Rashid El Sheikh, Atef Alshaer and Sarah Maguire. Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is widely regarded as on...

'The Key Of Life' by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is from the collection 'He Tells Tales Of Meroe poems for The Petrie Museum' published in 2015 by the Poetry Translation Centre. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Arabic by Saddiq himself. The poem was traslated by Rashid El Sheikh, Atef Alshaer and Sarah Maguire. Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is widely regarded as one of the le...

'They Think I Am King' by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is from the collection 'He Tells Tales Of Meroe poems for The Petrie Museum' published in 2015 by the Poetry Translation Centre. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Arabic by Saddiq himself. The poem was traslated by Rashid El Sheikh, Atef Alshaer and Sarah Maguire. Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is widely regarded as one of t...

'Killing Time' by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is from the collection 'He Tells Tales Of Meroe poems for The Petrie Museum' published in 2015 by the Poetry Translation Centre. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Arabic by Saddiq himself. The poem was traslated by Rashid El Sheikh, Atef Alshaer and Sarah Maguire. Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is widely regarded as one of the leadi...

He Tells Tales Of Meroe by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is from the collection of the same name inspired by The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and published in 2015 by the Poetry Translation Centre. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Arabic by Saddiq himself. The poem was traslated by Rashid El Sheikh, Atef Alshaer and Sarah Maguire. Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi is widel...

This podcast features the poems of the Somali poet Caasha Lul Mohamud Yusuf, translated by Clare Pollard with Maxamed Xasan ‘Alto' and Said Jama Hussein. The recording includes six different poems and is about 35 minutes long. Each poem is read first in English translation by Clare Pollard and then in Somali by Caasha Lul herself. Join us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for up-to-date informat...

This podcast features the poems of Corsino Fortes from Cape Verde, translated by Sean O'Brien and Daniel Hahn. The recording includes 5 different poems and is about 30 minutes long. Each poem is read first in English translation by Sean O'Brien and then in Portuguese by Corsino Fortes himself.

This podcast features the poems of Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi from Sudan, translated by Sarah Maguire and Atef Alshaer. The recording includes 15 different poems and is about 25 minutes long. Each poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Arabic by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi himself.

This podcast features the poems of Partaw Naderi from Afghanistan, translated by Sarah Maguire and Yama Yari. The recording includes 11 different poems and is about 20 minutes long. Each poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Dari by Partaw himself. Some of the poems appear in the chapbook we published in 2008.

This podcast features the poems of Coral Bracho from Mexico, translated by Katherine Pierpoint and Tom Boll. The recording includes 15 different poems and is about 50 minutes long. Each poem is read first in English translation by Katherine Pierpoint and then in Spanish by Coral herself. Some of the poems appear in the chapbook we published in 2010.

This podcast features the poems of Victor Teran from Mexico, translated by David Shook. The recording includes ten different poems and is about 30 minutes long. Each poem is read first in English translation by David Shook and then in Zapotec by Victor himself. The poems are read in the same order as they appear in the chapbook of Victor's poems that we published in 2010.

This podcast features the poems of David Huerta from Mexico, translated by Jamie McKendrick. The recording includes nine different poems and is about 35 minutes long. Each poem is read first in English translation by Jamie McKendrick and then in Spanish by David himself. The poems are read in the same order as they appear in the chapbook of David's poems that we published in 2010. Click here to bu...

This podcast features the poems of Farzaneh Khojandi from Tajikistan, translated by Jo Shapcott and Narguess Farzad. The recording includes eight different poems. Each poem is read first in English translation by Jo Shapcott and then in Tajik (Farsi) by Farzaneh Khojandi herself. The poems are read in the same order as they appear in the chapbook of Farzaneh's poems that we published in 2008. Clic...

This podcast features the poems of Corsino Fortes from Cape Verde, translated by Sean O'Brien and Daniel Hahn. The recording includes four different poems. Each poem is read first in English translation by Sean O'Brien and then in Portuguese by Corsino Fortes himself. The poems are read in the same order as they appear in the chapbook of Corsino's poems that we published in 2008. Click here to buy...

This podcast features the poems of Mohan Rana from India, translated by Bernard O'Donoghue and Lucy Rosenstein. The recording includes twelve different poems recorded live at the Whitechapel Gallery in London. Each poem is read first in English translation by Bernard O'Donoghue and then in Hindi by Mohan Rana. Join us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for up-to-date information about our podcast...

This podcast features the poems of Noshi Gillani from Pakistan, translated by Lavinia Greenlaw and Nukhbah Langah. The recording includes sixteen different poems, some of which are only a couple of lines long. Each poem is read first in English translation by Lavinia Greenlaw and then in Urdu by the novelist Kamila Shamsie. The poems are read in the same order as they appear in the chapbook of Nos...

Featuring: Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac ‘Gaarriye’, W N Herbert, Martin Orwin, Maxamed Xasan ‘Alto’ This podcast features the poems of Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac 'Gaarriye' from Somaliland, translated by W.N.Herbert and Martin Orwin, with Maxamed Xasan 'Alto'. The recording includes three different poems read first in Somali by Gaarriye himself and then in English translation by the British poet W.N.Herbert....

This podcast features the poems of Kajal Ahmad from Kurdistan, translated by Mimi Khalvati and Choman Hardi. The recording includes nine different poems read first in English translation by Mimi Khalvati and then in Kurdish by Choman Hardi. The poems are read in the same order as they appear in the chapbook of Kajal's poems which we published in 2008.

Featuring: Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi, Sarah Maguire, Sabry Hafez Our first podcast features the poems of Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi from Sudan, translated by Sarah Maguire and Sabry Hafez. The recording includes seven different poems read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Arabic by Saddiq. The poems are read in the same order as they appear in the chapbook of Saddiq's poems that we publis...

The literal translation of this poem was made by David Shook The final translated version of the poem is by David Shook You can find more poems from around the world at: www.poetrytranslation.org Like us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/poetrytranslation Follow us on Twitter: @PoetryTranslate