To mark our 20th birthday year, we’re planning a year of events featuring some of the fantastic poets and translators we’ve worked with over the past two decades, returning to venues and partners we’ve worked with, and making new friends along the way.

The theme of our fourth showcase is Somali poetry, but we’re throwing a few extra polylingual poetry offerings for good measure. We’re delighted to be working with long-time collaborators Kayd Somali Arts & Culture, Off the Shelf Festival (Sheffield), Southbank Centre (London) and international partners at Hargeysa Cultural Centre in Somaliland.

Poetry is vital to Somali culture and bringing Somali poetry to new audiences has been core to the PTC’s work from its very beginning. We’re thrilled to celebrate the Somali poets and translators we’ve worked with over the past twenty years with two of our biggest events of 2024. And if you’ve never read a Somali poem – start now!

Find out more and book below.

These events are made possible through the support of Arts Council England.