Niloufar Talebi does a screens clips from ICARUS/RISE, and discusses Naghali and Pardeh-dari at the ‘From Ghazal to Zuihitsu: Translating Asian Languages and Cultures‘ conference for the ‘Translation in Performance’ panel. Other participants include: Admer Gouryh, a translator of modern Arabic drama who gets the audience acting out the plays; and Maryam Habibian, a Persian translator who depicts Forough Farrokhzad in her one act play/monologue.

Followed by keynote speech by Poet Li-Young Lee.

Creative Writing Program at Queens College,
65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, New York, NY 11367
718/997-4600
4:30 PM – FREE