Poets House and City Lore are working with public library systems across the country for this project. The exhibit and related programs were presented in Jacksonville and Los Angeles in Spring 2013; Washington, DC and Milwaukee in Fall 2013; and Detroit and New York City in the spring of 2014. The project travels to San Francisco and St Louis in Spring 2015, and Atlanta and Houston in Fall 2015.
Current City
Detroit, Flushing NY (NYC Borough of Queens), Jackson Heights NY (NYC Borough of Queens), and Jamaica, NY (NYC Borough of Queens)
Detroit
LOCATION
Detroit Public Library
5201 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 481-1300
Song of the Reed: Rumi with Dr. Jawid Mojadeddi and Amir Vahab (Talk with Performance)
Sat, March 15, 2014
Syrian-American Hip-Hop & Spoken Word artist Omar Offendum
Fri, May 30, 2014
Islam and The Blues with Dr. Sylviane Diouf
Thu, January 1, 1970
Words of Praise: the Qasida with Dr. Michael Sells with Amir ElSaffar and Safaafir (Talk with Performance)
Sat, March 15, 2014
Song of the Reed: Rumi with Dr. Jawid Mojadeddi and Amir Vahab (Talk with Performance)
Thu, January 1, 1970
SCHEDULED PROGRAMS
Flushing NY (NYC Borough of Queens)
LOCATION
Queens Public Library, Flushing Branch
41-17 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 661-1200
The Worlds of the Ghazal with Syed Akbar Hyder and Kiran Ahluwalia (Talk with Performance)
Sat, April 26, 2014
Song of the Reed: Rumi with Dr. Jawid Mojadeddi and Amir Vahab (Talk with Performance)
Thu, January 1, 1970
SCHEDULED PROGRAMS
Jackson Heights NY (NYC Borough of Queens)
LOCATION
Queens Public Library, Jackson Heights Library
35-51 81st Street
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
http://www.queenslibrary.org/jackson-heights
(718) 899-2500
Mohja Kahf (Poetry Reading and Talk)
Thu, January 1, 1970
SCHEDULED PROGRAMS
Jacksonville
LOCATION
Jacksonville Public Library
303 N. Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
http://www.jaxpubliclibrary.org/
(904) 630-2665
Islam and The Blues with Dr. Sylviane Diouf
Sat, March 2, 2013
The Worlds of the Ghazal with Syed Akbar Hyder and Kiran Ahluwalia (Talk with Performance)
Sat, April 6, 2013
Song of the Reed: Rumi with Dr. Jawid Mojadeddi and Amir Vahab (Talk with Performance)
Wed, May 29, 2013
Words of Praise: the Qasida with Dr. Michael Sells with Amir ElSaffar and Safaafir (Talk with Performance)
Tue, March 26, 2013
SCHEDULED PROGRAMS
Jamaica, NY (NYC Borough of Queens)
LOCATION
Queens Public Library (Central Library)
89 – 11 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica NY 11432
(718) 990-0778
Islam and The Blues with Dr. Sylviane Diouf
Sat, April 5, 2014
SCHEDULED PROGRAMS
Los Angeles
LOCATION
Los Angeles Central Library
630 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 228-7000
Poetry from Anatolia: the Ottoman Lyric and the Turkish Folk Song with Dr. Kemal Silay
Sat, April 13, 2013
Words of Praise: the Qasida with Dr. Michael Sells with Amir ElSaffar and Safaafir (Talk with Performance)
Sat, May 18, 2013
SCHEDULED PROGRAMS
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York NY
LOCATION
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
New York NY
(212) 535-7710
Love Speaks: A Day of Art and Poetry from the Muslim World
Sun, May 11, 2014
SCHEDULED PROGRAMS
Milwaukee
LOCATION
Milwaukee Public Library
814 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 286-3000
Islam and The Blues with Dr. Sylviane Diouf
Sun, November 3, 2013
Song of the Reed: Rumi with Dr. Jawid Mojadeddi and Amir Vahab (Talk with Performance)
Tue, September 24, 2013
Yemeni Women’s Poetic Traditions with Dr. Najwa Adra
Sun, November 17, 2013
SCHEDULED PROGRAMS
San Francisco
LOCATION
San Francisco Public Library
Main Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=0100000101
(415) 557-4400
Persis Karim (Poetry Reading and Talk)
Tue, April 7, 2015
Islam and The Blues with Dr. Sylviane Diouf
Wed, April 8, 2015
Syrian-American Hip-Hop & Spoken Word artist Omar Offendum
Wed, April 15, 2015
SCHEDULED PROGRAMS
St Louis - Carpenter Branch
LOCATION
Carpenter Branch Library
3309 S Grand Blvd
St Louis, MO 63118
(314) 772-6586
The History and Poetics of the Qur’an with Dr. Bruce Lawrence
Wed, May 6, 2015
SCHEDULED PROGRAMS
St Louis - Central Library
LOCATION
St Louis Central Library
1415 Olive Street
St Louis MO, 63103
(314) 241-2288
Song of the Reed: Rumi with Dr. Jawid Mojadeddi and Amir Vahab (Talk with Performance)
Wed, April 29, 2015
Islam and The Blues with Dr. Sylviane Diouf
Wed, May 20, 2015
SCHEDULED PROGRAMS
St Louis - Schlafly Branch
LOCATION
Schlafly Branch Library
225 North Euclid Avenue
St Louis MO 63108
(314) 367-4120
Veils and Words: Iranian Women Poets of the 20th Century with Dr. Farzaneh Milani
Thu, May 14, 2015
SCHEDULED PROGRAMS
Washington DC
LOCATION
Washington DC Public Library
901 G St. N.W.
Washington DC 20001
(202) 727-0321
Islam and The Blues with Dr. Sylviane Diouf
Mon, October 7, 2013
Veils and Words: Iranian Women Poets of the 20th Century with Dr. Farzaneh Milani
Tue, September 10, 2013