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My Voice
Maguire Sarah
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Description for My Voice
Paperback. Multilingual anthology celebrating ten years' work by Britain's Poetry Translation Centre, with original poems and translations from 27 languages. Editor(s): Maguire, Sarah. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 712.
As this gloriously diverse, revelatory selection of translations from the Poetry Translation Centre's first decade proves, nothing has invigorated poetry in English more than translation. Here you will find 111 brilliant poems translated from 27 different languages (ranging from Arabic to Zapotec: all the original scripts are included) by 45 of the world's leading poets. Arranged on a journey from exile to ecstasy, these powerful poems have been co-translated by some of the UK's best-loved poets including Jo Shapcott, Sean O'Brien, Lavinia Greenlaw, W.N. Herbert, Mimi Khalvati and Nick Laird. Founded by Sarah Maguire, the Poetry Translation Centre aims to ... Read more
As this gloriously diverse, revelatory selection of translations from the Poetry Translation Centre's first decade proves, nothing has invigorated poetry in English more than translation. Here you will find 111 brilliant poems translated from 27 different languages (ranging from Arabic to Zapotec: all the original scripts are included) by 45 of the world's leading poets. Arranged on a journey from exile to ecstasy, these powerful poems have been co-translated by some of the UK's best-loved poets including Jo Shapcott, Sean O'Brien, Lavinia Greenlaw, W.N. Herbert, Mimi Khalvati and Nick Laird. Founded by Sarah Maguire, the Poetry Translation Centre aims to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780371078
SKU
V9781780371078
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About Maguire Sarah
Sarah Maguire (1957-2017) was the founder and director of The Poetry Translation Centre in London. She published four highly acclaimed collections of poetry, including The Pomegranates of Kandahar (Chatto, 2007), which was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize. Her anthology My Voice: A Decade of Poems from the Poetry Translation Centre was co-published by Bloodaxe Books with the Poetry Translation ... Read more
Reviews for My Voice
This groundbreaking anthology extends the territory of English poetry through a series of generous translations that make welcome the magnificent poetic traditions of many communities now settled here.
Carol Ann Duffy Brilliant translations, done by brilliant poets, working with brilliant scholars.
Christina Patterson
The Independent
Carol Ann Duffy Brilliant translations, done by brilliant poets, working with brilliant scholars.
Christina Patterson
The Independent