'Drawing' and 'The Football' by Reza Mohammadi

Currently, the PTC is looking at Resistance Poets whose work is unafraid to tackle political issues. This week we are bringing you two pomes by Afghan poet Reza Mohammadi who writes in Dari. These were translated for the PTC in 2012 by Hamid Kabir and the Northern Irish poet, novelist and screenwriter Nick Laird. You can purchase the PTCs Reza Mohammadi's dual-language Chapbook, containing 10 of his poems in the original Dari alongside the English translations as part of our Resistance Poets book deal. The book bundle includes 4 books from poets hailing from Eritrea, Brazil, Sudan and Afghanistan reflecting on issues important to them and their culture, but echoing wider global concerns. Order now from poetrytranslation.org/shop

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'Drawing' and 'The Football' by Reza Mohammadi is an episode from Poem Podcast from the Poetry Translation Centre by Poetry Translation Centre.

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This episode was published on Aug 20, 2020.

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