Special Edition: Other Languages, Othered Worlds
Five poets present work which traverses linguistic boundaries, disrupting the social order through the inclusion of languages other than English.
For this Special Edition, we are joined by poets Ann Pelletier-Topping, Danne Jobin, L. Kiew, Mary Robinson, and Jinhao Xie, who write between English and their respective mother tongues (French, Welsh, Teochew, Chengdu-ness – a subset of Sichuanese – and Mandarin).
Each of the poets explore the limitations of language, where imagery falters or the word loses its meaning in the liminal space of translation. Their poems respond to themes of identity, migration and boundaries through the lenses of multiculturalism and multilingualism.
Through this immersion in an innovative soundscape of accents and rhythms, the audience is invited to co-create new meanings and common moments of comprehension.
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Times & tickets
Dates, times and prices
Dates & times
04 Sep 2024, 8pm
Run time
1 hour and 30 minutes (approx)
All timings are approximate and subject to change
Standard entry
from £7.00*
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This event is held at the National Poetry Library Southbank Centre
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