Freedom Sounds Like Hafez

A BOOK LAUNCH

Your Lover’s Beloved: 51 Ghazals by Hafez & Iran Today

a reading, book signing and discussion with

Mahmood Karimi-Hakak and Bill Wolak

Mahmood Karimi-Hakak, a Professor of Creative Arts at Siena College, is a poet, author, translator, and theatre director and filmmaker whose creative works have participated in several international festivals and have received three international awards. Karimi-Hakak’s literary credits include five plays, two books of poetry, several translations, and numerous articles and interviews both in English and Persian. He is a recipient of two scholarly awards, Raymond Kennedy (2005) and Fulbright (2009). mhakak@siena.edu

Bill Wolak is a poet who has appeared in many literary magazines and has published one collection of poetry, Pale as an Explosion. He has translated Joyce Mansour, Stuart Merrill, and Francis Vielé-Griffin. Bill is a recipient of several National Endowment for the Humanities and two Fulbright-Hayes scholarships. He has traveled extensively throughout India, Tibet, Nepal, Thailand, Japan, China, and Iran. Bill Wolak has been an Adjunct Professor at William Paterson University for over twenty years. williamwolak@netzero.net

The Book Tour Schedule

Wednesday, July 16, 2009 (6-8pm) – Toronto: Parya Trillium Foundation Community Center, 7171 Yonge St. Unit 1, Thornhill, Ontario L3T 2A9 (905) 764-0202 and sponsored by the Persian Circle.

Thursday, July 17, 2009 (6-8pm) – Montréal: Mekic Gallery, 4438, Rue de la Roche, Montréal (Québec) H2J 3J1 (514) 373-5777

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 (6-8pm) – New York: Pomegranate Gallery, 133 Greene St., New York, NY 10012 (212) 260-4014

Thursday, July 23, 2009 (12.30-2.30pm) – New York: East Meadows Public Library, 1886 Front St., LI, NY 11554 (516) 794-2570

Sunday, July 26, 2009 (6-8pm) – St. Louis: Washington University, Busch Hall, Rm.100, St. Louis, MO 63130

Monday, July 27, 2009  (7-9pm) – Chicago: No Exit Café, 6970 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626 (773) 743-3355

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 (7-9pm) – Berkeley: Persian Center, 2029 Durant Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 848-0264

Friday, July 31,2009  (4-7pm) – Hollywood: Sayhoun Gallery, 9007 Melrose Ave., W. Hollywood, CA 90069 (310) 858-5984

Saturday, August 1, 2009,  (4-6pm) – Los Angeles: Ketab Corp. 1419 Westwood Blvd, LA, CA 90024 (310) 477-7477

Sunday, August 2, 2009 (6.30-8.30pm) – Santa Cruz: Resource Center For Nonviolence, 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 (6-8pm) – Texas: Persian Cultural Center,  525 W. Arapaho Rd. # 10, Richardson, TX 75080 (214) 570-8500

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