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When Ted Hughes and Daniel Weissbort founded MPT in 1965 they had two principal ambitions: to get poetry out from behind the Iron Curtain into a wider circulation in English and to benefit writers and the reading public in Britain and America by confronting them with good work from abroad. They published poetry that dealt truthfully with the real contemporary world. For more than 40 years MPT has continued and widened that founding intent.
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When Spring Comes, Najwan Darwish Tr. Kareem James Abu-Zeid
When Spring Comes, by Najwan Darwish, translated by Kareem James Abu-Zeid.
This recording made by Kareem James Abu-Zeid. Featured in MPT Bearing the Burden of Sameness: Focus on Care.
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Miss River Snail, Xinyang Wu, tr Tuoya Wulan
Miss River Snail by Xinyang Wu, translated by Tuoya Wulan.
This recording was made by Tuoya Wulan. Featured in MPT Bearing the Burden of Sameness: Focus on Care.
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A Song, Rabindranath Tagore, Tr Adrija Ghosh
This recording made by Adrija Ghosh.
Audio recording of the poem featured in MPT Bearing the Burden of Sameness: Focus on Care.
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Care Advice, Ester Naomi Perquin, Tr David Colmer
Care Advice, Ester Naomi Perquin, translated by David Colmer. This recording made by David Calmer and Ester Naomi Perquin.
This poem is featured in MPT Bearing the Burden of Sameness: Focus on Care.
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The Garden Must Tend Me, Abdullah O. Jimoh, Tr By The Poet
This recording is by Abdullah O. Jimoh.
Audio recording is of the poem featured in MPT Bearing the Burden of Sameness: Focus on Care.
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Malta Focus - Khairani Barokka speaks with Adrian Grima and Albert Gatt
This Podcast accompanies MPT Call the Sea A Poet: Focus on Malta. Khairani Barokka speaks with contributors Adrian Grima and Albert Gatt.
Find out more about this issue on the MPT website: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/magazine/call-the-sea-a-poet-focus-on-malta/
A full transcript is available at https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/podcast-khairani-barokka-speaks-with-adrian-grima-and-albert-gatt/
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