Thu, 24 March 2016
This week's poem 'A Monkey Following a Monkey' is by Al Saddiq Al Raddi from Sudan. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Arabic by Saddiq himself. This poem is from a book of poems by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi inspired by the Petrie Museum’s collection of material from Meroe in Sudan. The book 'He Tells Tales of Meroe' has been nominated for a Ted Hughes Award. If you enjoy this recording and would like to find out more about Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi and all the other poets we’ve translated, please visit our website. Please follow us on Twitter and Facebook or leave us a review on iTunes |