'Poetry can be a very wide sea, an inexhaustible expanse. I am suddenly aware of the confines we are so used to: the narrow valley of the local' On 'Crow’s Eye View by Yi Sang, translated from Korean by Jack Jung' By @sashadugdale.bsky.social modernpoetryintranslation.com/from-the-arc...

ISSUE LAUNCH 💫 Join us at the Hellenic Centre on 16 April to celebrate our latest issue! Featuring readings from contributors Kostya Tsolakis, Calliope Michail, Phoebe Giannisi & Brian Sneeden – introduced by issue editor, Jessica Sequeira. Tickets & more helleniccentre.org/event/modern...

From the archive: Crow’s Eye View by Yi Sang, translated from Korean by Jack Jung Selected by poet, translator and former editor of Modern Poetry in Translation, @sashadugdale.bsky.social modernpoetryintranslation.com/from-the-arc...

London poetry friends! Join us on 16 April to celebrate the latest issue of MPT focusing on the poetry of Greece and Cyprus! With issue contributors Kostya Tsolakis, Calliope Michail, and Brian Sneeden Find out more and book: modernpoetryintranslation.com/launching-mp...

From the archive: Crow’s Eye View by Yi Sang, translated from Korean by Jack Jung Selected by poet, translator and former editor of Modern Poetry in Translation, @sashadugdale.bsky.social modernpoetryintranslation.com/from-the-arc...

“M.’s story, a book for today, speaks eloquently to our own experience, as great literature is supposed to do.” Kevin M. F. Platt reviews Maria Stepanova’s “intriguing short novel, written in lyrical, magnificently translated prose." worldliteraturetoday.org/2026/march/d...

Delighted that our very own Sarah Hesketh is leading this course at @poetryschool.bsky.social! 'Transreading Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine at 60' Find out more: poetryschool.com/courses/tran...

Would you like to stay and write in a global literary hub? Here are the latest opportunities: 1. Residency in Lyon for French-language poetry (dl 28 Feb) 2. Korean–English translation residency in Norwich (dl 9 March) 3. Norwich–Jakarta circular residency (dl 31 March) buff.ly/vziVRSz

This sold out over the weekend, BUT we do have a few returns – so the last handful of tickets are now available. If you're in or near Oxford, we do hope you'll join us for this special lecture with Jeffrey Yang!

This sold out over the weekend, BUT we do have a few returns – so the last handful of tickets are now available. If you're in or near Oxford, we do hope you'll join us for this special lecture with Jeffrey Yang!

A month has passed since the arrest of Ali Asadollahi in Iran, following nationwide protests. A steadfast voice for freedom and justice, we published his poem, 'I Used to Dream, I Used to Be Safe,' in MPT 'Rhythms of the Land'.

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Due to popular demand we’ve released 25 additional places for our previously sold-out 60th anniversary lecture with Jeffrey Yang. Find out more and book your free place via Eventbrite. We hope to see you in Oxford in a few weeks' time! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mpt-60th-a...

Due to popular demand we’ve released 25 additional places for our previously sold-out 60th anniversary lecture with Jeffrey Yang. Find out more and book your free place via Eventbrite. We hope to see you in Oxford in a few weeks' time! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mpt-60th-a...

ICYMI! You can now re-watch our December online launch for The Antidote to Agony over on YouTube: youtu.be/sXppBjX57BI?... Featuring issue contributors Phoebe Giannisi, Brian Sneeden, Dimitra Kotoula and Maria Nazos, chaired by issue editor Jessica Sequeira

Our latest 'From the Archive' piece is now live – chosen by Will Stone From ‘After Nature’ by WG Sebald, translated from German by Michael Hamburger modernpoetryintranslation.com/from-the-arc...

We are alarmed to learn that the poet Ali Asadollahi, who featured in recent editions of MPT, has been violently arrested from his home by security forces in Iran. Please join his supporters in raising awareness. www.en-hrana.org/ali-asadolla...

We are alarmed to learn that the poet Ali Asadollahi, who featured in recent editions of MPT, has been violently arrested from his home by security forces in Iran. Please join his supporters in raising awareness. www.en-hrana.org/ali-asadolla...

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'I will not repeat Phryni…' Iliassa Sequin Translated from Greek by Calliope Michail From our (now sold-out) issue: The Antidote to Agony: Focus on the Poetry of Greece and Cyprus

Now SOLD OUT! ❤️

D'oh! This should say Thursday 11th December. Join us!

Reminder! Online Launch: Thurs 12 Dec Join us to celebrate the latest issue of MPT, The Antidote to Agony: Focus on the Poetry of Greece and Cyprus With Phoebe Giannisi, Brian Sneeden, Dimitra Kotoula, Maria Nazos, chaired by issue editor Jessica Sequeira. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launching-...

Polysyllabic Words by Jazra Khaleed Translated from Greek by Jason Rigas Featured in the latest MPT: The Antidote to Agony: Focus on the Poetry of Greece and Cyprus

Call for applications! Poet-in-Residence Villa Waldberta / Lyrik Kabinett, Munich Applications open until 20th January 2026 www.lyrik-kabinett.de/aktuelles/ne...

'The sea’s remorse surfaces every time the waves appear. Not the wild, raging, frightening waves but the other kind sweet and soothing, like lullabies.' * – The sea’s remorse Argyris Stavropoulos Translated from Greek by Gigi Papoulias modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/the-sea...

'In the beginning was the grazing the pasture, sections of earth gathered extended suffused from rain and the elements eaten by footsteps, the cursive of animals and humans echoing' Phoebe Giannisi, tr Brian Sneeden modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/transhu...

‘My name is Odysseas’ he said but no one ever gives their real name. ‘You’re handsome’ he said. He seemed like a well-brought-up boy. 'Names' George Le Nonce, translated from Greek by Kostya Tsolakis modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/names/

Out now! MPT The Antidote to Agony: Focus on the Poetry of Greece and Cyprus, guest edited by Jessica Sequeira, features 30 selections of poems translated into English by contemporary poets, expanding the linguistic boundaries of Modern Greek, Bulgarian and Arvanitika, and more.

Brilliant to get @mptmagazine.bsky.social’s latest issue focusing on the poetry of Greece and Cyprus. Since its foundation in the mid-1960s by Ted Hughes & Daniel Weissbort, MPT has been hugely important in bringing Greek poetic voices to an English-speaking readership. Great that this continues.

Honored to have my translations included in @mptmagazine.bsky.social 's latest issue focused on Greek poetry! Congrats to all the contributors. Check out the online preview & purchase a print or online version!

OUT NOW! The Antidote to Agony: Focus on the Poetry of Greece and Cyprus Guest-edited by Jessica Sequeira Featuring artwork by Phoebe Giannisi ('Aegis') Buy this issue: buy.stripe.com/5kQeVedZOgRY... See full contents: modernpoetryintranslation.com/magazine/the...

Our latest #FromTheArchive piece is now online – selected by our fabulous Guest Editor Jessica Sequeira! In this piece she looks back at MPT 'Songs of the Shattered Throat', selecting a poem by Afzal Ahmed Syed translated from Urdu by Taimoor Shahid... modernpoetryintranslation.com/from-the-arc...

To mark Day of the #ImprisonedWriter today, send a message of solidarity through our letter-writing campaign, #PENWrites, and join indie bookshops across the UK who are taking part. 💌 Write a letter of hope: www.englishpen.org/campaigns/pe...

Literary translators! Our publisher, @twolinespress.com, is currently open for submissions for animal stories in translation (from any language) & the Stevns Translation Prize (for Vietnamese translators). As always, no submissions fees. For more info visit: www.catranslation.org/books/submit...

Cover reveal! ✨ MPT ‘The Antidote to Agony: Focus on the Poetry of Greece and Cyprus’, guest edited by Jessica Sequeira, posts to subscribers and all pre-orders on 28 November. Cover image: from the Aigis (goatskin, pen), 2015 by Phoebe Giannisi

Not to be missed: two events coming up with Phoebe Giannisi in Oxford and Cambridge! Cambridge: Friday 14th November with translator Brian Sneeden www.ccgs.csah.cam.ac.uk/events/poetr... And in Oxford on 17 November with Brian Sneeden and A. E. Stallings www.ox.ac.uk/event/phoebe...

Lovely piece from @mptmagazine.bsky.social and @bethangharad.bsky.social, who puts an ear to the archive and walks us through the Darkness with Ana Luísa Amaral and Margaret Jull Costa 👂 (don't forget to read the poem at the end!)

I wrote a little thing for the @mptmagazine.bsky.social ‘From the Archives’ feature. I’d love you to give it a read! modernpoetryintranslation.com/from-the-arc...

Our latest 'From the Archive' feature is now online! Beth Hickling-Moore writes on Ana Luísa Amaral translated from Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa. modernpoetryintranslation.com/from-the-arc... As ever, the article includes a link to read this issue online in full, for free – until 30th Nov!

Thanks to everyone who joined us at Poetry Library on Wednesday! We had a full house celebrating 60 years of MPT with Richard Hollis, David and Helen Constantine, Sasha Dugdale, plus a video with Cristina Viti presenting selected poems from our online selection of poetry from Gaza.

New podcast! In this special edition, celebrating the magazine’s 60th anniversary, we return to its earliest days with one of the founding members, the graphic designer Richard Hollis – interviewed by J.S. Tennant. modernpoetryintranslation.com/podcast-the-...

New online! Watch our conversation with Ottilie Mulzet and Sara Elkamel as we celebrate MPT Rhythms of the Land: Focus on the Poetry of Nature Chaired by issue Editor, Jessica Sequeira 🌿 Now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Yd... @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social

Two pages from Scorched Glass @mptmagazine.bsky.social (see my previous post) with poems by Sabeer Haka, tr. by Nasrin Parwaz & Hubert Moore. The translators indicated censored words with brackets.

Registration for #IPCITI2025, the 18th International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting, is now OPEN!! 🎉🎉🎉 🗓️ Register before 24 October to get our special early-bird fee. 🧠 We have a packed two-day programme with plenty of opportunities to network and decompress. (1/3)

This is so good to read as this Iranian @mptmagazine.bsky.social issue was one of my very favourite and Farrokhzad is one of the most exciting poets we published. I think she may appear in @poetclare.bsky.social new @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social collection?

Thrilled to have Clare Pollard write our latest #FromTheArchive piece for September! (Includes free access to the whole of our Iran focus issue. Link inside the article 👀)

Winchester Poetry Festival is approaching. online events are so important for accessibility, but they’re also costly to run & we haven’t sold many online tickets yet. Just wanted to shout that our headline events are live-streamed and BSL interpreted! 1/3 www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/what-s-on

'Atmosphere', by Subhro Bandopadhyay – 📘 🎧 read & listen online Translated from Bengali by Sampurna Chattarji Published in the latest MPT – Rhythms of the Land: Focus on the Poetry of Nature modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/atmosph...

'Atmosphere', by Subhro Bandopadhyay – 📘 🎧 read & listen online Translated from Bengali by Sampurna Chattarji Published in the latest MPT – Rhythms of the Land: Focus on the Poetry of Nature modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/atmosph...