|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sholeh Wolpé Book Talk: Abacus of Loss
|
|
|
Sholeh Wolpé, Iranian-born Poet, Playwright and Librettist and UCI Social Sciences Writer-In-Residence
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday, October 19, 2023
|
|
4:00-4:40 p.m. Book Reading, Q&A
4:40-5:00 p.m. Reception with light refreshments
Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trouble accessing the RSVP link? Click here: https://forms.gle/FvzhbCEG8g2FhKxF9.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sholeh Wolpé is an Iranian-born poet, playwright and librettist. Her performances, solo or in collaboration with musicians and artists, have been hailed by audiences as mesmerizing. Her literary work includes twelve books of poetry, translations and anthologies, as well as several plays, an oratorio, choral librettos and multi-media projects.
Wolpé will discuss her most recent book, a memoir in verse, Abacus of Loss (2022) in which according to Prism International: "Desire and love exist in terrifying worlds" yet they are handled with "silken language. The book is hailed by Ilya Kaminsky as a book "that created its own genre - a thrill of lyric combined with the narrative spell.
This event is in support of UC Irvine's 2023-24 University-wide Thematic Year on Free Speech, Academic Freedom, and Conversations Across the Divide.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sponsors: UCI School of Social Sciences and the UCI Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture
Pre-registration is required. To request reasonable accommodations for a disability, or for further information, please email Fran Hom, fhom@uci.edu.
|
|
|
