Translatory – translate poetry for fun!

Have you ever wondered what it's like to translate the work of a famous French poet? Do you burn to get your creative teeth into the intricacies of a Lithuanian rhyming couplet? Or are you just curious about how translation actually works?

Translatory is your way in, and you don’t need to know ANY languages to get the most out of it.

Expect regular updates with new poems to test your translation skills and introduce you to new languages, cultures and ideas.

— About us —

We are Arc Publications, a little publisher based near Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, UK. With big dreams and international reach, we publish some of the world's best poetry, translated into English, in bilingual editions. This is your chance to try your hand at a skill that has often been described as "impossible", and who knows, you could be the next Ted Hughes...