The Poetry Translation Centre writes that they are "very proud to present our first ever workshop on Kurmanji poetry. We will be focussing on the work of Iraqi poet Zêdan Xelef, who works in this dialect also known as Northern Kurdish."
Iraqi poet and writer Dunya Mikhail will give a virtual poetry reading/talk in Arabic on July 29 on the topic of "الكتابة الابداعية شعرا وسردا".
In this hybrid talk/reading, Kareem James Abu-Zeid will take us on a whirlwind journey through Arab poetry, using his own recent translations as stopping points.
This workshop with poet and writer Nathalie Handal brings together an interdisciplinary community to explore the intersection of two research agendas (1) thematically, the study of violence and insecurity, broadly-understood; and (2) methodologically, the theory and practice of varied forms of story-telling as a way of accessing and expressing lived experience and human understanding.
Join this class with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha to explore a selection of translated poetry by Palestinian women.
Join BAHR for this first ever online reading to celebrate the fresh start of a new year with a festive evening full of poems and performances led by their very own past contributors.
Join this interview with poet Safia Elhillo for the afikra Book Club series.
