Sunday, October 6, 2019 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
The world renowned Turkish poet Bejan Matur wrote her Sea of Fate in 2009, in the span of a three-week long “near-trance,” an almost mystical outpouring of words and lines. The poem cycle is a meditation on the fateful passage across the Mediterranean Sea that untold number of refugees have braved for centuries, in search of sanctuary. Bejan Matur’s work has only gained greater valence and urgency since the Syrian refugee odyssey. Join us for a multi-media dramatic reading of Sea of Fate, newly translated into English by Aron Aji and Leigh Marshall. The performance will also feature Turkish painter Mehmet Gunyeli’s artwork inspired by Matur’s poem.
If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.
This event is open to the public.
Cosponsor
Cosponsor Organization: Unesco City of Literature
Cosponsor Name: John Kenyon
Cosponsor Phone: 319-356-5245