Reading with Amir Shaheen in Vienna

Am 0March 4, 2022 a 7:00 p.m loads the Vienna Main Library for reading "Freedom to the Word XXXIV - A Bilingual Reading in German and Persian: The Scent of That River" one, at the next Amir Shaheen four other poets present their texts in the form of poetry and prose. They come from different cultures and geographies and transport different language images and worlds of thought. In their works, they show a poetic examination of themes such as origin, past, childhood, longing, separation, migration, exile and a wealth of languages.

will be there:
– Vlatka Frketic (Croatia), queer feminist activist, linguist, poet, author
– Maria Seisenbacher (Austria), literary scholar, poet, editor
– Amir Shaheen (Germany), writer, poet, lyricist, freelance journalist, editor
– Novshad Sharifian (Iran), civil engineer, poet, literary translator
– Soheil Zamani (Iran), poet, musician, singer, freelance journalist and moderator

The event will be accompanied by “Aberrazzi's” improvisational music. The moderation and translation takes over Gorji Marzban.

Further information can be found here: https://buechereien.wien.gv.at/Büchereien-Wien/Veranstaltungen

a notice: This is the replacement date for the event originally planned for December 3rd, 2021.