The Third Language - a celebration of European poetry

To celebrate 50 years of the Treaty of Rome and mark World Poetry Day the European Commission & the European Parliament arranged an evening of readings by Newstages with the voices of Richard Durden, Louise Jameson and Gordon McDougall and with the participation of Romanian poet Ioana Ieronim. The event was generously hosted by the Romanian Cultural Institute, 1 Belgrave Square, London SW1.

Introduced by Gabriela Massaci of the Romanian Cultural Institute and Sarah Lambert, Deputy Head of Representation, EC Representation in the UK, the film features the following poems

The Notebook by Barbara Korun - by kind permission of Munster Literature Festival (www.munsterlit.ie)

Preston North End by George Szirtes - by kind permission of the poet (www.GeorgeSzirtes.co.uk)

The Harmonic Series by Zsuzsa Rakovszky (translated by George Szirtes) - by kind permission of the translator (www.GeorgeSzirtes.co.uk)

Prague Dawn by Nazim Hikmet (translated by Randy Blasing and Mutlu Konuk) by kind permission of Persea Books (www.perseabooks.com)

Threnos by Bogdan Czaykowski (translated by Adam Czerniawski) by kind permission of Bloodaxe Books (www.bloodaxebooks.com)

Translating the English 1989 by Carol Ann Duffy - by kind permission of Anvil Press Poetry (www.anvilpresspoetry.com)

The Third Language by Miroslav Holub (translated by David Young, Dana Habov - by kind permission of Bloodaxe Books (www.bloodaxebooks.com)

Running for Milk by Jaan Kaplinski (translated by Fiona Sampson) - by kind permission of Bloodaxe Books (www.bloodaxebooks.com)

Wolf One-Eye Feels Free by Juris Kronbergs (translated by Mara Rozitis) - by kind permission of Arc Publications (www.arcpublications.co.uk)

Furies by Sophia de Mello Breyner (translated by Richard Zenith) - by kind permission of Carcanet Press (www.carcanet.co.uk)

The Heart's Heart by Dirk van Bastelaere (translated by Francis R Jones) - by kind permission of the translator

Time and Light by Anise Koltz (translated by John F Deane) - by kind permission of Dedalus Press (www.dedaluspress.com)

Farewell by Àlex Susanna (translated by Pat Boran) - by kind permission of Dedalus Press (www.dedaluspress.com)

The Good Neighbour by John Burnside - by kind permission of Random House (www.randomhouse.co.uk)

Mountains out of Small Hills by Sophie Hannah - by kind permission of Carcanet Press (www.carcanet.co.uk)

To My Unknown Friend by Irina Ratushinskaya (translated by David McDuff) - by kind permission of Bloodaxe Books (www.bloodaxebooks.com)

Fused by Kristin Dimitrova (translated by Gregory O'Donohue) - by kind permission of Munster Literature Festival (www.munsterlit.ie)

For Myself I Don't Care by Eeva Kilpi (translated by Donald Adamson) - by kind permission of Carcanet Press (www.carcanet.co.uk)

Honeymoon Years by Evelyn Schlag (translated by Karen Leeder) - by kind permission of Carcanet Press (www.carcanet.co.uk)

Reading by Ioana Ieronim (translated by Adam J. Sorkin) - by kind permission of Bloodaxe Books (www.bloodaxebooks.com)

Wayward Kite by Ioana Ieronim (translated by Adam J. Sorkin) - by kind permission of Bloodaxe Books (www.bloodaxebooks.com)

Maps of Hope by Ioana Ieronim - by kind permission of Bloodaxe Books (www.bloodaxebooks.com)

Prayer by Carol Ann Duffy - by kind permission of Anvil Press Poetry (www.anvilpresspoetry.com)