In conversation
Anjum Malik in conversation with Trish Cooke
Anjum Malik talks to Trish Cooke about writing in two languages, her thoughts about the place of translation in poetry and the discipline of being a professional script-writer.
11th August, 2021
'Everybody has great ideas… everybody! But the people who make it are the ones who finish their work and then rewrite and rewrite and rewrite.'
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Trish Cooke
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