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.
All podcasts featuring Sarah Maguire
Five Afghan Poems
Five Afghan poems from the PTC archive, all of these poems are in English and Dari, the regional variation of Persian that has developed in that part of the world.
Black History Month Podcast
For Black History Month, listen to two poems from the PTC Archive: ‘Taste’ by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf and ‘He Tells Tales of Meroe’ by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi,
‘Poem of the Nile’ and ‘They Think I Am a King: Yes, I Am the King’ by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi
As part of the PTC Resistance Poets season looking at poets as political activists we bring you two poems by the Arabic poet Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi from Sudan.
My Voice by Partaw Naderi
This week’s poem is by Partaw Naderi from Afghanistan. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Dari by Partaw Naderi.
Earth by Partaw Naderi
This week’s poem is ‘Earth’ by Partaw Naderi from Afghanistan. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Dari by Partaw himself.
Bar by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi
Sudanese poet Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi captured the deep-seated antipathy of the late night bartender ‘Nursing a drink that bores him’ translated by Atef Alshaer and Sarah Maguire.
On a Colourful Morning by Partaw Naderi
Listen to ‘On a Colourful Morning’ by Partaw Naderi from Afghanistan. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Dari by Partaw himself.
Politics by Jaamac Kadiye Cilmi
This week’s Poem Podcast is from Somali poet Jaamac Kadiye Cilmi. The poem ‘Politics’ is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Somali by Jaamac himself.
Beauty by Partaw Naderi
‘Beauty’ is a poem by Partaw Naderi from Afghanistan. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Dari by Partaw Naderi.
Harmony by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf
This week’s poem is ‘Harmony’ by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf from Somalia/Somaliland, translated by Sarah Maguire and Maxamed Xasan ‘Alto’.
Lucky Men by Partaw Naderi
Listen to ‘Lucky Men’ by Partaw Naderi from Afghanistan. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Dari by Partaw himself.
Woman of Mint by Fatena Al-Gharra
This week’s poetry podcast is ‘Woman of Mint’ by Palestinian poet Fatena Al-Gharra, translated by Sara Vaghefian, with a poetic translation by Sarah Maguire, the founder of PTC.
Siesta by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi
This week’s poem is ‘Siesta’ by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi from Sudan. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Arabic by Saddiq himself.
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.
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