A New Divan

The Creation of the World by the Animals, Kathleen Jamie This poem is the English version by Kathleen Jamie of an original poem written for “A New Divan” by the Mexican poet Homero Aridjis, via a literal translation by Anne McLean. The original poem was inspired by the book of… Read More

Suleika and Marilyn, Bill Manhire This poem is the English version by Bill Manhire of an original poem written for “A New Divan” by the Lebanese poet Abbas Beydoun, via a literal translation by Reem Ghanayem. The original poem was inspired by the book of Hafiz in Johann Wolfgang von… Read More

Suleika Speaks, Raoul Schrott This poem is an original poem written for “A New Divan” by the Austrian poet Raoul Schrott, inspired by the book of Suleika in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “West-Eastern Divan” (published 1819). Read More

Suleika Speaks, Paul Farley This poem is the English version by Paul Farley of an original poem written for “A New Divan” by the Austrian poet Raoul Schrott. The original poem was inspired by the book of Suleika in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “West-Eastern Divan” (published 1819). Read More

Smoke, Nick Laird This poem is the English version by Nick Laird of an original poem in written in Persian for “A New Divan” by Reza Mohammadi, via a literal translation by Narguess Farzad and the author. The original poem was inspired by the book of Reflections in Johann Wolfgang… Read More

29th June 2019, Bradford Cathedral At this Bradford Literature Festival event in the beautiful Bradford Cathedral, Professor Eric Ormsby introduced the Divans of Hafiz and Goethe, and then a number of the contemporary poets contributing to Gingko’s A New Divan, including Fatemeh… Read More