| Date |
Event |
December
17
7:15pm
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Reading at Rhapsodomancy,
Sholeh Wolpé, Chris Abani,
Brad Kessler and Jim Natal, Hollywood
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December
12 |
LitFest --- PEN USA Book Award
Presenting judges in poetry category |
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December
4
7:30 pm |
1078 Gallery
820 Broadway • Chico CA, 95928 |
November
7
7 pm |
Whittier College, CaliforniaSholeh Wolpé and Brian Turner |
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Aesthetics of Foreignness--Panel presentation Southern California Mediation Association 2006 conference, Pepperdine University, Ca |
October
20
9:00 M |
Association of Literary Translators (ALTA) Panel presentation: Poets Translating Poets
Sholeh Wolpé, Ralph Angel, Christopher Merrill, Tony Barnstone and Willis Barnstone
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October
19
9:00 am |
Association of Literary Translators (ALTA)
Poems from the Greater Middle East
Sholeh Wolpé, Bill Wolak,
Mahmoud Karimi-Hakkak, Betty De Shong Meador, Nida’ Isbaih, Sidney Wade |
October
19
11-12 |
Association of Literary Translators (ALTA)
Panel presentation: Erotic Iranian Poetry Sholeh Wolpé, Bill Wolak,
Mahmoud Karimi-Hakkak
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October
18
7:00 pm |
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October
6
5:00-6:30 pm |
University of California, Irvine --Reading:
Persis Karim, Sholeh Wolpé, Roxanne Varzi , Nasrin Rahimieh,
and Michelle Koakhab |
October
5
6:30 pm |
Riverside Public Library
Reading with Persis Karim |
October
4
7:15 pm
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Poetry at the Loft...and more
hosted by Sholeh Wolpé Presenting Persis Karim |
October 1
11-12 |
The Geraldin R.Dodge Poetry Festival
Reading |
September
30
11-12
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The Geraldin R.Dodge Poetry Festival
reading |
September
28
10:15-11:15 |
The Geraldin R. Dodge Poetry Festival
Presentation: Poets on Poetry |
August
3
6-8 pm
|
International Society of Iranian Studies
(ISIS) , London
Reading
|
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Poet's Cafe
London, England
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July
6
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Book Passage,
San Francisco, CA |
June
18
7 pm |
Beverly Hills Library Auditorium,
sponsored by: PEN USA, Levantine Cultural Center, Namak Magazine |
June 4
2-4 pm |
Pearl 35 publication reading |
June
3
5:00-8:00
pm |
And evening of music, storytelling and poetry in honor of chicano poet
Alfredo Arteaga,
Riverside, Ca
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May 29
10:45 am |
Small Press Festival and Convention ,
Santa Monica, Ca
|
May
20
1:50-2:20 PM |
Orange Blossom Festival, Reading Sponsored by Epicenter Magazine |
April 12
7:15 pm |
Poetry at the Loft... and more, host
Featuring:
Juan Filipe Herrea , poet and author
Anna Gonzalez, music |
April 9
7 pm |
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April 9
11 am to
1 pm |
Background Briefing
with
Ian Masters KPFK 90.7 FM
Los Angeles
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April
1 |
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March 22
12 pm |
Poet's Cafe
KPFK 90.7 FM
Los Angeles |
March
9 |
AWP Conference, Austin, Texas,
PEN USA Panel : Poison in the ear
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March 1
7:15 pm
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Poetry at the Loft... and more, host
Featuring:
Ken Waldman, poet and fiddler |
February
25 |
Celebration of International Women's Day
--Iranian Cultural Center --
Master of Ceremony, Sholeh Wolpé
with: Dr. Fatemeh
Keshavarz, Dr. Alice Sanasarian, and poet Patow Noori-Ala
Soka University
|
February 15 |
Reading and discussion
Oxnard College
California
|
February 8
7:15 pm
|
Poetry at the Loft... and more, host
Poet: Gail Mazur
Fiction: Gayle Brendaise
Dance: Jo Dierdorff |
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Poetry at the Loft... and more, host
An
evening of sonnets and scenes from two plays presented by Redlands
Shakespeare Festival Company and Children's ShakespeareTheater. |
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| Date/Time |
Event |
Location |
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Dec. 29
3:00 pm |
Radio Intifada
(Focus: Peace) |
KPFK
90.7 FM Los Angeles |
Dec. 14
7:15 pm
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Poetry at the Loft, host
Poet: Shin Yu Pai |
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Nov. 22
3:30 pm |
University of California, Riverside
Featured Poet |
UCR Campus
Riverside, Ca |
Nov. 19
7 pm |
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Nov. 13
2 pm |
Poetry at The Ruskin
Dorriane Laux, Sholeh Wolpé
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The Ruskin Art Club
800 S Plymouth St. Los Angeles, CA
323.755.3530 seating limited
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Nov 11
12 pm |
Columbia University
Presents
Conversation with Middle Eastern Poets Palestinian Poet and Writer
Nathalie Handal,
Egyptian Poet and Activist
Matthew Shenoda
and Iranian Poet and Translator
Sholeh Wolpé
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Columbia Univeristy
New York City |
Nov. 10
10:30 am
-12 pm |
Columbia University
Class room visit --reading and Q&A |
Columbia Univeristy
New York City |
Nov. 10
7:30-9:30 pm |
Publication Celebration
Sholeh Wolpé and Nathalie Handal
read from their books
Music: Will Solimon on the Tabla
By invitation only
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Dactyl Foundation
64 Grand St.
GF
New York, NY 10013 www.dactly.org |
Nov. 9
12 pm |
Voices of the Rainbow series
Long Island University
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Long Island Univeristy
Brooklyn Campus
Library Learning Center
room 124
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Nov. 8
4:00 pm |
Central Connecticut State Univ.
Classroom visits
Reading in the evening
Nathalie Handal, Matthew Shenoda, and Sholeh Wolpé
|
Central
Connecticut
State
Universit
y
Founder's Hall, Davidson Hall
English Dept - Willard Hall
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain
,
CT
06050
Connecticut, MA |
Nov. 7
6:30 pm |
The New York Public Library
Reading Series
NathalieHandal and Sholeh Wolpé
|
Mid-Manhattan Library
6th floor, conf room b&c
New York City |
Nov. 6
4:30 pm |
The Spirit of Andalusia
A Joyous Celebration of diversity and cultural Understanding
Matthew Shenoda and Sholeh Wolpé
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Nov. 5
6 pm
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Nov 5
10 AM |
American Literary Translators Assoication
28th Annual conference (ALTA)
Translating pre-modern and modern Iranian Poetry Sholeh Wolpé, Bill Wolack and
Mahmood Karimi-Hakkak |
Hotel Omni Mont-Royal
Montreal, Canada |
Nov 3
3:00 pm |
American Literary Translators Assoication
28th Annual conference (ALTA)
Reading of translations of three Iranian poets |
Hotel Omni Mont-Royal
Montreal, Canada |
Oct
13
5:30 pm |
University of Nevada, Reno
Reading followed by question and anwer session
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University of Nevada, Reno
Sponsored by the English Department
|
Oct 5 |
Poetry at the Loft, host
Poet: Maruya Simon
Fiction writer: Dwight Yates
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Oct 2
12:30-1:30 pm |
"TO BE OR...?: WHERE POLITICS AND POETRY INTERSECT"
Moderator : Kate Gale
Panelists: Sholeh Wolpé, Frances Payne Adler, Alicia Partnoy
People, Places, Politics pavilion
Book signing afterwards at Red Hen Press booth
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West Hollywood Bookfair
West Hollywood Park
647 N. San Vicente Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
(Located directly across the street from the Pacific Design Center - between Santa Monica Blvd. & Melrose Ave.)
Hollywood, California |
Oct 1
2-5 pm |
Mehregan Festival
The 10th annual Persian Harvest
Poetry booth
"POETRY THAT IS LIFE"
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September
10
7:30 pm
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Aug 23-
Sept 2 |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
For more information:
contact@sholeh.info |
Aug 19
8 PM
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PoemX Series--- Barnes and Noble
|
3rd street promenade
Los Angesles, Ca |
July 25-
Aug. 14 |
Guatemala |
For more information:
contact@sholeh.info |
July 10
1 PM |
Beyond Baroque
ONTHEBUS publication reading
|
681 Venice Blvd, ( 310-822-3006)
Venice, California |
June
24-26 |
Notre Dame de Namur University/Foothill College Writers' Conference
Reading and Two Workshops
Other workshop leaders/readers: Kim Addonisio, Ellen Bass, Sharon Doubiago, Doren Robbins, L. D. Janakos. Cecilia Woloch, Marianne Villanueva, and James D. Houston |
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June 23
7 PM |
Word Beat
|
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May 11
7:15 pm |
Poetry at the Loft, host
Poet: Nathalie Handal
|
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May 10
7:45 pm
|
Redondo Poets at Coffee Cartel
with: Nathalie Handal
|
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May 9
7 pm |
Barnes & Noble, Hazard
Centerwith: Nathalie Handal
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Frairs Road, Mission Valley
San Diego, California |
May 7
3 pm |
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3581 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside, Ca |
May 6
8 pm |
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681 Venice Blvd, ( 310-822-3006)
Venice, California |
May 4
8 pm |
Middle East in Focus
Host: Don Bustany
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KPFK 90.7 FM
8-9 PM |
April 26
6:30 pm
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Asia Society |
New York City |
April 21
6 pm |
PEN International Literary Festival
with:
Ahmad Karimi Hakkak, Nassim Khaksar, Nahid Mozaffari, Azar Nafisi,
Shahrnush Parsipur, Nilufar Talebi, Goli Taraghi
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The New School , 66 W 12 street
New York City, NY |
April
14-16 |
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Austin, Texas |
April 13
7:15 pm |
Poetry at the Loft, host
poets:
Richard Beben and Brandon Cesmat
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April 5
7 pm |
The Evergreen State College
|
2700 Evergreen Parkway NW
Olympia, WA |
April 4
4 pm |
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Olympia, Washington |
April 3
2 pm |
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Seattle, Washington |
April 1
1-2 pm |
Book signing
Red Hen Press table |
Association of Writers Program Conference, Vancouver, Canada |
March 31
12-1:15 |
Panel Presenter |
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Previous Engagements 2005 -- TO TOP
Wed. March 9, 2005... Host
Poetry at the Loft, The Mitten Bldg, 345A N. 5th St. Redlands, California
This month's featured poet: PraCh Ly ...And writer and editor: Sharon May
Thursday, March 3, 2005 .... Guest poet
Mariposa School..... 12:30 PM
Redlands, CaliforniaFebruary 2005
Wednesday February 9, 2005.....Host
Poetry at the Loft, Redlands, California
This month's featured poet: Chris Abani
Saturday, February 5, 2005... Featured Poet
The Anthology Cafe ....8:00 PM
51 E Main St
Mesa, Arizona
480-827-0999
www.anthologycafe.com
January 2005
Wednesday January 26, 2005 ....A Celebration of The Scar Saloon
And evening of art, music and dance inspired by the poems in The Scar Saloon. Actors will read from the book as well.
To receive and invitation to this event please write to Sholeh or Red Hen Press
Sponsored by The Performance Loft
Redlands, Ca
Saturday January 22, 2005 ... Reading and Book signing
Barnes and Noble.... 12 pm reading .. signing until 3 pm
27460 Lugonia, Redlands Ca
Thursday Janurary 20, 2005 ..... with Chris Abani
Palm Springs Desert Museum Thursday Night Poetry
Palm Springs, Ca
6-8 PM
www.psmuseum.org
Sunday January 16, 2005 ....Featured Poet
Primo Poets
Walnut Creek, Ca
www.primopoets.com
Saturday January 15, 2005 ....Featured Poet
Edinburgh Castle Pub
950 GEARY ST
SAN FRANCISCO, USA
415.885.4074
http://www.castlenews.com/
Thursday January 13, 2005 ....Guest Poet
Word Beat.... 7 p.m., Free
The Mediterraneum Caffe
2475 Telegraph Ave. (near Dwight Way)
Berkeley, California
http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/wordbeat
Wednesday January 12, 2005 ..Radio guest 9:30-10:15 pm Live
...with Dr. Karimi-Hakkak, Pouran Farrokhzad and Mandana Zandinan
Spoon Full of Sugar 670AM KIRN Host: Soharb Akahvan
Wednesday January 12, 2005 ..Radio guest 8-9 pm Live
Out of Our Minds - hosted by J. P. Dancing Bear
KKUP, People's Radio 91.5 FM, Cupertino, Ca
http://www.kkup.com/
Monday January 10, 2005 ... 7-9:30PM.. Featured Poet
Poetry Express.... with Gayle Eleanor
Priya Indian Cuisine
2072 San Pablo Avenue, one block south of University Avenue
Berkeley, Ca
Sunday, January 9, 2005 7:30 PM .... with Cecilia Woloch and Doren Robbins
Poetry Flash at Cody's
Cody's Books
2454 Telegraph Avenue
Berkeley, Ca
Cody's: 510-845-7852; Poetry Flash: 510-525-5476
$2 at the door
Saturday, January 8, 2005 7:30 PM.... Featured Poet
Writers with Drinks
3225 22nd. St., San Francisco CA
http://www.writerswithdrinks.com/
Friday, January 7, 2005 ... Featured Poet
Poetry&Pizza 7:30 P
San Francisco, Ca
Escape from New York Pizza, 333 Bush at Montgomery
(Montgomery BART or Sutter/Stockton Parking Garage)
http://www.poetryandpizza.homestead.com/
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Monday, December 13, 2004...8 PM ... Featured Poet
Book Connection
4218 Atlantic Avenue
Huntington Beach, California
For Directions call 562-283-5578
http://www.mybookconnection.com/
Wednesday, December 8, 2004 ...Host
Poetry at the Loft, Redlands, California
This month's featured poet: Kate Gale
Sunday December 5, 2004.....11 AM.... featured poet
Toadstool Books
Peterborough, New Hampshire
Wednesday December 1, 2004.....7 pm ....featured poet
Trident Booksellers and Cafe
338 Newberry St.
Boston MA 02115
Tuesday November 30, 2004
The Odyssey Bookshop.. 7:00 PM.....with Scott Withiam
9 College Street
South Hadley, MA
413-534-7307 800-540-7307
http://www.odysseybks.com/wamc.html
Monday November 29, 2004 ... with Elizabeth Edwards
Blacksmith House Reading Series
42 Brattle Street Cambridge MA 02138
(617) 547-6789
http://www.ccae.org/events/blacksmith.html
Wednesday November 24, 2004...9 PM ... Live radio interview
Spoon Full of Sugar 670AM KIRN Host: Soharb Akahvan
This program airs every Wednesday at 9:15 PM PT (Pacific time) and
Last week's discussion and reading was too stimulating to end in one program,
so we were invited back to continue our dialoug this week
Other guests: Mandana Zandian, Ardeshir Tabrizi and Negar Mamarian
Sunday, November 21,2004 ... 3:00 p.m ... with Tony Lee and Amin Banani
Private Reception....Invitation only
Manhattan Beach, CA
Wednesday November 17, 2004...9 PM ... Live radio interview
Spoon Full of Sugar 670AM KIRN Host: Soharb Akahvan
This program airs every Wednesday at 9:15 PM PT (Pacific time)
Tuesday, November 16 ...Featured Poet
University of California, Irvine, at Mesa Court Community Center..8:30 PM
Sponsored by UCI's Mesa Court Leadership Institute and The Bahai Club
Irvine, California
Saturday November 13, 2004... with Amin Banani and Tony Lee
Encino Baha'i Community Center...8 pm
4830 Genesta Avenue
Encino, CA 91316
323-933-8291
Wednesday, November 10, 2004 .... Host
Poetry at the Loft, Redlands, California
This month's featured poet: Brendan Constantine
Wednesday, November 3, 2004
A Night at the Loft
(A night of music, dance, drama and poetry) Redlands, California
For tickets contact: The Performance Loft
Wednesday to Saturday October 27-30 2004
American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Friday October 29, 2004 .... With Tony Lee
Las Vegas Bahai Center
7035 W. Oakey Blvd
Las Vegas, Nevada
Thursday October 28, 2004 ....11:00 am ....Translations of Persian poetry
Mahmood Karimi-Hakak Hafez (p)
Anthony A. Lee Tahirih (p)
Sholeh Wolpé Forough Farrokhzad (p)
Niloufar Talebi 3 contemporary Iranian poets
Las Vegas, Nevada American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)
Friday, Oct. 15, 2004 7 pm ......Featured Poet
Tahoe Community College
One College Dr, South Lake Tahoe, Ca
www.ltcc.cc.ca.us
Wednesday, October 13, 2004 ....Host
Poetry at the Loft, Redlands, California
This month's featured poets: Local Poets Ruth Bavetta and Christopher Thayer
Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004 8:00 p.m .... Featured Poet
Java Monkey Speaks
Java Monkey Coffee House, Church Street,
Decatur, GA
Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004
The Business of Words taping (web radio)
Atlanta, Georgia
Friday, Oct. 1, 2004 7:30 p.m.... Featured Poet
Georgia Poetry Society
Barnes & Noble @ Georgia Tech (corner of Spring and 5th Streets)
Atlanta, Georgia
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Sunday September 26, 2004 ...Featured Poet with Michael C. Ford
G Gallery
Eric Garcetti City Field Office
3525 Sunset Blvd,
Silverlake, Ca
4:00 PM
Friday September 24, 2004 ....Featured Poet
Tebot Bach Reading Series ....8:00 PM
Golden West College
Community Room 102,
Huntington Beach, CA
(Entrance closest to Room 102 is
on Gothard off of Edinger)
www.tebotbach.org
Friday September 10, 2004... 7-11 pm
Red Hen Press tenth anniversary party
Antioch University, Los Angeles
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