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
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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!
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