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Rumi and the Art of Translation: A National Poetry Month Reading with Kabir Helminski

Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 1 PM to 2:15 PM
City Heights/Weingart Library And Performance Annex
All Ages
Free

Join us for an afternoon of poetry and conversation. Kabir Helminski, the renowned scholar and translator of Rumi, will share some of his favorite poems by the beloved 13th century mystic whose poems are appreciated around the world, and who became known in the West as “America's best-selling poet.” Helminski, the featured author of this event in celebration of National Poetry Month, will also discuss Rumi’s works and the art of translation with Shadab Zeest Hashmi and San Diego State University graduate students Sam Yaziji and Rema Shbaita.

This event is FREE!

Visit: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/rumipoetrymonth

Event Supported By

San Diego Public Library
858-573-5008

City Heights/Weingart Library And Performance Annex

3795 Fairmount Ave.
San Diego, California 92105
619-641-6100
ctstaff@sandiego.gov

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