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Persian Arts Festival Presents: Shab-e She'r
Persian Arts Festival's Shab-e She'r (Poetry Night)
January 16th, 2008 6-8pm
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month thru May '08
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery, between Houston and Bleecker (F train to 2nd Ave)
Cover: $12 (includes 1 drink)
Hosted by PAF Founder Mona Kayhan, the event includes an open mic that is open to all who would like to read their favorite Iranian poetry or their own original work in Persian or English. To sign up to read before the event, email poetry@persianartsfestival.org . This month's featured author is Roger Sedarat, Professor of English at Borough of Manhattan Community College, and winner of the 2007 Ohio University Hollis Summers Poetry Prize for his poetry manuscript, Dear Regime, in which he explores his family's relationship to Iran. Dear Regime has been praised by writers such as David Lehman, Kimiko Hahn and Nahid Rachlin, who said "Dear Regime is a stunning collection of poems that vividly captures all aspects of Iranian culture." Visit PAF online at www.persianartsfestival.org .
From: Mona Kayhan <mona@persianartsfestival.org>
Posted by 7rooz () at January 16, 2008 6:00 PM
