A Friend’s Kitchen - an intimate stroll with Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi and friends
Sun 02 Jul
|London
An intimate stroll through West London with Sudanese poet Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi as he recites poetry.
Time & Location
02 Jul 2023, 14:00 – 15:00
London, Queensway, London W2, UK
About the event
Poetry Translation Centre and Shubbak Festival present an intimate stroll with Sudanese poet Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi as he recites poetry from Queensway underground to the site of what was until recently the Saqi Bookshop, a landmark of Arabic literature.
Born in Khartoum, Sudan, Al-Raddi has lived in exile in London since 2012. His new collection, A Friend’s Kitchen, emerged in the aftermath of his arrival, when he was separated from his wife and children for nearly five years. During late, uncertain nights awake in a strange city, he would write brief, mystical, often stream-of-consciousness texts to post on Facebook, his primary means of communication with loved ones in Khartoum. The midnight musings soon developed into poems.
Al-Raddi and his translators, Bryar Bajalan and Shook, will take us on a journey through selections from his poetry collection that relive his experience of the city in those early days. Expect readings…