The Power in the Word & the Spirit of the Poet
- 👤 Speaker: Speaker to be confirmed
- 📅 Date & Time: Friday 21 March 2025, 19:30 - 21:00
- 📍 Venue: Old Library, Pembroke College, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1RF
Abstract
An evening of poetry featuring works by three poets: Robert Hayden, American Poet Laureate and scholar of Black history and folklore, Mahvash Sabet, winner of the PEN Pinter Prize and International Writer of Courage, and Táhirih, 19th century Persian poetess and fearless champion of women’s emancipation. The poems of Táhirih were researched and published by Cambridge Professor and Pembroke College scholar Edward Granville Browne (1862-1926).
Short biographies will precede the poetry readings and there will also be time to discuss, reflect and mingle after the readings.
Organised by the Cambridge University Bahá’í Society.
Series This talk is part of the Cambridge University Bahá'í Society series.
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- Old Library, Pembroke College, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1RF
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Speaker to be confirmed
Friday 21 March 2025, 19:30-21:00