A Tribute to Adonis: Opening Evening

Event information

Adonis is today considered one of the most important figures in the Arabic literary history of the last fifty years, and the Arab world’s greatest living poet. The Mosaic Rooms is holding a series of literary events as a major tribute to this great Syrian poet.

For the Opening Evening event Adonis will be introduced by Khaled Mattawa, Libyan American poet and translator of an award-winning selection of Adonis’ poetry published in 2010 by Yale University Press. The evening will include readings, in Arabic, by Adonis and, in English, by Khaled Mattawa.

Friday 3rd February 2012, 7pm start

More info available on http://www.mosaicrooms.org/talks-events/

There is also an exhibition of Adonis' drawings at The Mosaic Rooms on from 03/02-30/03/12. More information on http://www.mosaicrooms.org/a-tribute-to-adonis/