Public Lecture on Iran's Renowned Modernist Poet
Saturday March 3, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Palms-Rancho Park Branch
Los Angeles Public Library
2920 Overland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Tel: 310-840-2142
"The Poetry Of Ahmad Shamlu"
is the subject of a lecture by Dr. Firoozeh Papan-Matin, Director of
Persian and Iranian Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Attendance is free and open to all.
Ahmad
Shamlu (1925-2000) is one of the most celebrated figures of
contemporary Iranian literature. He was a poet, writer, journalist and
dissident, both under the
regime of the Shah and under the rule of the Islamic Republic.
Shamlu's poetic humanist vision accords with both
Western Modernist concepts and the modern transformation of classical
Persian poetry. His translation of the poetry of Langston Hughes and
Federico Garcia Lorca, among others, was also a testament to his
internationalism.
Dr. Papan-Matin, who has recently published a
book entitled The Love Poems of Shamlu ( Ibex, 2005), will
address important and original aspects of his poetry and his relevance
for today.
The Los Angeles Public Library serves the largest
urban population of any library in the country. Its Central Library, 71
branch libraries, six million books and state-of-the-art technology
provide everyone with free and easy access to information and the
opportunity for life-long learning.
The Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library is located in the Fifth Council District represented
by Councilmember Jack Weiss.
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