Farsi Poetry Night: A Light in the Wind - Echo of Hope in Farsi Poetry

In this session, we will try to revisit the concept of “hope” in Farsi poetry, from classical to contemporary—not merely as a personal emotion, but as a linguistic, historical, and at times resistant force. We will explore how hope in Farsi poetry has emerged from loss, exile, defeat, and devastation, taking on diverse forms—mystical, romantic, social, and political.

Alongside close readings of selected texts, we will also ask: Is hope in Farsi poetry a promise of the future, or a way of enduring the present?

Coordinators: Dr Leila Raei - PhD in Persian Literature Dr Meysam Khataminia - PhD in Persian Literature

Please Note: This event will be recorded and photographed. If you have any question on privacy of the event, please contact info@thirdbridgefoundation.ca

This event takes place in the the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the  the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. As a settler, I am thankful for their generosity and guardianship of these lands and waters.