A record number of people joined us for a very successful workshop on the poetry of Fouad Mohammad Fouad, a poet from Aleppo who’s been forced into exile in Beirut as a result of the current conflict in his country led by translator Samuel Wilder. We translated Fouad’s powerful poem, ‘Aleppo Diary’, concerned with recent, tragic events in Fouad’s home city.
Our poetry translation workshops are one of the PTC’s core activities. Through them we’ve first encountered some of the poets we’ve gone on to translate, publish and record at length. A significant number of the poets who’ve visited the UK to take part in our tours were introduced to us by a translator bringing their poems to a workshop.
The workshops are open to anyone who has the skills to translate the poetry of a living African, Asian or Latin American poet with an established reputation in their own language. You don’t need to send us your translations before you join us.
Workshops are free but places are limited so advance booking is essential. If you’ve not attended one of our workshops before, please read this before booking a place.
