DIASPORIC DIALOGUES: ARAB AND IRANIAN AMERICAN POETS Monday, November 14, 2011 6:30-8:30pm. Room 9204 Arab and Iranian literary traditions share a long, intertwined history rendered invisible by the contemporary mapping of national borders, and nationalist and geopolitical divisions have often been obstacles to dialogue and affiliation. By bringing Iranian American and Arab American poets together for an… [Read more…]
Formerly called the Discovery/The Nation poetry contest, the Joan Leiman Jacobson Poetry Prizes are, for the fourth year, presented by Boston Review poetry editor Timothy Donnelly. The four winners of the 2011 “Discovery”/Boston Review Poetry Contest are: Ansel Elkins, of Greensboro, NC; Angelo Nikolopoulos of New York, NY; Adam Roberts, of Iowa City, IA; and Solmaz Sharif, of Los Angeles,… [Read more…]
Ben Mirov & Solmaz Sharif Ben Mirov grew up in Northern California. He is the author of Ghost Machine (Caketrain, 2010) and I is to Vorticism (New Michigan Press, 2010). He is poetry editor of LIT Magazine. He lives in Brooklyn. Solmaz Sharif was born in Istanbul to Iranian parents. She holds a BA in Sociology and Women… [Read more…]
Join us for a night of poetry & libation! Readings by Craig Santos Perez, Jason Koo & Solmaz Sharif Open bar, 4:00 – 5:00pm Reading begins promptly @ 5pm $5 suggested donation Poets’ Bios: Craig Santos Perez, a native Chamoru from the Pacific Island of Guahan (Guam), is the co-founder of Achiote Press and author… [Read more…]
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