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An Imminent Dawn (A film based on a poem by Ahmad Abdul Hussein, translated by Kei Miller)

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Iraqi poet Ahmad Abdul Hussein reflects on life and death through his poem 'Twin'

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Ahmad Abdul Hussein Iraq and poetry are like twins. If poetry stays alive in Iraq, then Iraq stays alive. We have to work hard despite the security situation the translations have been great. Its my first try at this and casnewydd islwyn it has shown me that you can bring people together from different places through poetry. You can feel humanity through art.

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Highlight Arts present a series of nine short films called Found in Translation. All shot in Iraqi Kurdistan and featuring poetry recitals and translations by UK and Iraqi based writers; spoken and subtitled in a mix of English, Arabic and Kurdish.The poetry derives from workshops that took place in andor Shaqlawa, Iraqi Kurdistan where the poets participated in four days of translation workshops and collaborative poetry experiments. This yielded dozens of new translations in Arabic, Kurdish and English with poetry being shared and friendships forged.

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UK poets include Kei Miller, winner of the 2014 Forward Poetry prize, Vicky Feaver, Nia Davies, Stephen J Fowler and Ryan Van Winkle winner of the 2015 Saltire Societys Poetry Book of the Year prize. Iraqi poets include Zhawen Shally who organises a literature festival in Sulamyamnieh, womens rights activist Mariam al Attar, Ali Wajeeh and Ahmad Abdul Hussein who are both poets and journalists, the latter who set up House of Poetry.

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4:17 mins | Arabic with English translation | English translation by Kei Miller | Director, camera, editor Yasmin Fedda (2015)

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