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Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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 50 years MPT has continued and widened that founding intent.

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00:05:56

Renée Vivien & Tristan Corbière: Four poems,...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2026/07/10

Read these poems on the Modern Poetry in Translation website: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/four-poems-3/Joshua Edward writes in the introduction: Every Translation Is a Shipwreck Born and raised on an island, I’ve always dreamed of life at sea, but lacking ‘boat money’ and unable to tell a bowline from a marlinspike, I’ve lamentably remained onshore. Still, I indulge in the idea that the poet’s vocation is similar (at least in outline) to that of the sailor. Aren’t both

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00:08:01

István Vörös: Two poems, translated from Hungarian by...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2026/07/06

Readings by Adam Piette and Ágnes Lehóczky. Read the translations of these poems on the Modern Poetry in Translation website: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/two-poems-12/ Translators Adam Piette and Ágnes Lehóczky write in the introduction: These poems are excerpts from The University Island (forthcoming from And Other Stories), a major work in progress by Hungarian poet István Vörös. The text functions less as a memoir than an anti-memoir—a powerful satire in free verse that

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00:11:29

Ni Made Purnama Sari: three poems, translated from...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2026/07/03

Read the these poems on the Modern Poetry in Translation website: modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/three-poems-5/ Norman Erikson Pasaribu writes in the translator's note: The translation source of these poems was published in Ni Made Purnama Sari’s collection, Kawitan (2016). The title is a polysemant; it can mean (1) the ancestors, (2) the beginning, (3) the ceremony to celebrate the ancestors, (4) the chronology of how our ancestors became our ancestors. Ni Made Purnama Sari navigates the vast

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00:06:44

Anna T. Szabó: Three poems translated from Hungarian...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2026/06/19

Read the translations of these poems not he Modern Poetry in Translation website: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/three-poems-4/Ági Bori writes in the translator's note: The poems presented here are a powerful sample of Anna T. Szabó’s oeuvre. Translating her chiselled and daunting poetic voice has been a profoundly moving and humbling experience. Due to the increasingly strict dictatorship in Romania in the eighties, where Anna was part of the oppressed Hungarian minority, she moved

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00:12:42

Yoo Heekyung: Three story-poems, translated from...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2026/06/19

Read the translations of this poem on the Modern Poetry in Translation website: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/three-poems-3/ Translator Stine An writes in the introduction: Yoo Heekyung’s fifth poetry collection, Winter Night Rabbit Worries (Hyundae Munhak, 2023), turns to the origins of stories and poetry. Both the tales that get passed on through time around a small fire on a winter night and the tales spun in the dark alone as a prelude to dreaming. When I first encountered Yoo’s

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00:03:13

My best friend is in love with you, by Danae Sioziou,...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/12/16

My best friend is in love with you, by Danae Sioziou, translated by Panagiota Stoltidou by Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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00:06:22

I will not repeat Phryni…, by Iliassa Sequin,...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/12/16

I will not repeat Phryni…, by Iliassa Sequin, translated by Calliope Michail by Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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00:03:11

'Minora Poetica X' by Dimitra Kotoula, tr. Dimitra...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/12/01

'Minora Poetica X' by Dimitra Kotoula, tr. Dimitra Kotoula by Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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00:03:01

'Polysyllabic Words' by Jazra Khaleed, tr. Jason Rigas

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/12/01

'Polysyllabic Words' by Jazra Khaleed, tr. Jason Rigas by Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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00:04:32

'Names' by George Le Nonce, tr. Kostya Tsolakis

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/12/01

'Names' by George Le Nonce, tr. Kostya Tsolakis by Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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00:03:07

'The Sea's Remorse' by Argyris Stavropoulos, tr. Gigi...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/12/01

'The Sea's Remorse' by Argyris Stavropoulos, tr. Gigi Papoulias by Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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00:27:14

The early days of MPT – Richard Hollis speaks to J.S....

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/10/22

In this special edition, celebrating the magazine's 60th anniversary, we returned to its earliest days with one of the founding members, the graphic designer of Richard Hollis. Richard Hollis designed the very first issue of MPT, working closely with editors Ted Hughes and Daniel Weissbort, and he remained with the magazine as design of a four decades from the broad sheet format, the first issue through to the paperback designs of the 1990s and early two thousands. Joining Richard in conversation

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00:08:11

Atmosphere: Subhro Bandopadhyay, translated from...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/09/22

Atmosphere by Subhro Bandopadhyay, translated from Bengali by Sampurna ChattarjiPublished in MPT Rhythms of the Land: Focus on the Poetry of Nature Read this poem online: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/atmosphere/

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00:02:27

Kafi : Sanwal Gurmani, translated from Saraiki by...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/09/17

Kafi: Sanwal Gurmani, translated from Saraiki by Mediah Ahmed, introduced and read by Mediah Ahmed, and the original poet Sanwal GurmaniPublished in MPT Rhythms of the Land: Focus on the Poetry of Nature This Kafi by Sanwal Gurmani pulses with the rhythms of love, land, and longing. Set against the backdrop of nature—the forest, the deer, the red earth—it weaves the emotional terrain of human connection into the physical landscape. The forest’s anxiety for its fawn mirrors our own

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00:06:32

Summer: N.S. Sigogo, translated from isiNdebele by...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/09/15

Published in MPT Rhythms of the Land: Focus on the Poetry of Nature Summer: N.S. Sigogo, translated from isiNdebele by Stephen Walsh Read by Stephen Walsh with isiNdebele read by Albert Nyathi Read online: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/summer-2/

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00:21:37

My heart is an active volcano: Begoña Ugalde,...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/09/09

Published in MPT Rhythms of the Land: Focus on the Poetry of NatureMy heart is an active volcano by Begoña Ugalde, translated from Spanish (Chile) by Drago Yurac Read this poem online: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/my-heart-is-an-active-volcano/

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00:04:26

Two poems by M.P. Bonde, translated by by Beth...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/07/28

Listen to 'Desire' and 'Half-open Doorway' by M/P. Bonde, translated from Mozambican Portuguese by Beth Hickling-Moore. Featuring the translations read by Beth Hickling-Moore and the original poems read by the poet, M.P Bonde. These poems are published in MPT Presently Proximal Person: Focus on Experimental Translations, No.2 2025. You can find more poems from this series and the introduction by Beth Hickling-Moore on the MPT website https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/five-poems-2/

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00:07:31

Two poems from 'Battleground'. Moon Bo Young,...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/07/16

Listen to two poems in English and Korean, written by Moon Bo Young and translated from Korean by Dabin Jeong.This recording features an introduction by the translator Dabin Jeong, followed by alternating English translations and the Korean original poems read by Moon Bo Young and Dabin Jeong. This poem is published in MPT Presently Proximal Person: Focus on Experimental Translations, No.2 2025. You can find the full text of this poem and the introduction on the MPT website:

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00:10:16

Inna Krasnoper, Three poems. Translated from Russian...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/07/09

Listen to three poems by Inna Krasnoper, translated from Russian by Inna Krasnoper and Elina Alter.This recording features an introduction by the translator Elina Alter, followed by alternating English translations and the Russian original poems read by Elina Alter and Inna Krasnoper. This poem is published in MPT Presently Proximal Person: Focus on Experimental Translations, No.2 2025. You can find the full text of this poem and the introduction on the MPT website:

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00:09:23

Clarice 6-4-68, Ana Cristina Cesar translated Mónica...

Modern Poetry in Translation ·

2025/07/08

Listen to 'Clarice 6-4-68' by Ana Cristina Cesar, translated from Portuguese by Mónica De La Torre. Including the translation by Mónica De La Torre , the original poem read in Portuguese by Andrea Lerner, and the introduction in the form of a letter by Mónica De La Torre. This poem is published in MPT Presently Proximal Person: Focus on Experimental Translations, No.2 2025. You can find the full text of this poem and the introduction on the MPT website

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