Sholeh Wolpé will read and discuss her work. She is an Iranian-born poet, performer, writer, and literary translator. Wolpé’s literary work includes five collections of poetry, several plays, three books of translations, and three anthologies. Her most recent publications include The Conference of the Birds, Cómo escribir una canción de amor, and Keeping Time with Blue Hyacinths. She has performed her literary work with world-renowned musicians at Quincy Jones Presents series on Broad Stage, Skirball Cultural Center Series, Los Angeles Aloud, L.A. County Museum of Art Ahmanson stage, Singapore Literature Festival, Brisbane Jazz Night with Ingrid James, UNSW School of Arts and Media theater, and other venues. The Inaugural Author in Residence at UCLA in 2018, she is the recipient of a 2014 PEN Heim, 2013 Midwest Book Award, the 2010 Lois Roth Persian Translation prize, as well as artist fellowships and residencies in the U.S., Mexico, Spain, Australia, and Switzerland. Her new play, an adaptation of The Conference of the Birds, recently premiered at The Ubuntu Theater in Oakland California. She has taught poetry and literary translation at UCLA and the University of Maine’s Stonecoast MFA program.
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September 24, 2020
