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Online – Iran’s Reverence For Poetry: Four Women Poets
February 28, 2021 @ 4:30 PM
FreeWith the election of Joe Biden, we have an opportunity once again nationally to build a meaningful peace with Iran. Join NH Peace Action as we delve into the poetry of Iran and consider how to develop the important cultural ties needed to bolster our two people in our journey toward a just and sustainable peace.
Bio: Farzaneh Milani completed her graduate studies in Comparative Literature in 1979 at the University of California in Los Angeles. Her dissertation, “Forugh Farrokhzad: A Feminist Perspective” was a critical study of the poetry of a pioneering Iranian poet. A past president of the Association of Middle Eastern Women Studies in America, Milani was the recipient of All University Teaching Award in 1998 and nominated for Virginia Faculty of the Year in 1999.
Event sponsors: NH Peace Action, Building a Culture of Peace Forum, Mariposa Museum
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