Farsi Poetry Night: Exploring the Poetry of Migration
Thu, Feb 20
|West Vancouver Memorial Library
A brief examination of the historical and social contexts of migration and the impact of life in the destination country on poets’ lives.
Time and Location
Feb 20, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr, West Vancouver, BC V7V 1J8, Canada
This discussion will explore themes in migration poetry, the connection of these poets’ works to the development of multicultural literature, and the role of geography and place in shaping their poetry.
Coordinators: Dr Leila Raei - PhD in Persian Literature, & Dr Farzan Sojoodi, former professor of semiotics and linguistics
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.