2024
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Sholeh Wolpé is UCI's Writer in Residence. This class is offered in the Winter Quarter. You must be an enrolled student.
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19:30
The Garage and Studio
Music and Poetry
With Sholeh Wolpé, Sahba Motallebi, Ferdos Maleki, Samira Shamlou and Sanaz Khademi
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19:00 21:00 First Congressional Church of Los Angeles .
Celebrate the official release of the Conference of the Birds studio album with music by Fahad Siadat and libretto by Sholeh Wolpé.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conference-of-the-birds-album-release-tickets-796399009877
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19:30
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Thursday, April 4, 2024
20:00 21:15
https://calendar.agnesscott.edu/event/writers_festival_keynote_sholeh_wolpe
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10 - 11 AM PST
Sholeh Wolpe offers writing workshop to WriteGirl Participants
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For more information visit the festival websit:
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19:30 21:30
First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn
In this festival each work on this program explores the meaning of loss. Katherine Balch’s poignant reimagining of Schumann’s Dichterliebe, Iranian-born Aida Shirazi’s meditation on exile with texts by acclaimed poet Sholeh Wolpe, and new works by Matthew Ricketts and Charlotte Bray.
Katherine Balch: Estrangement (BASS Commission)
Charlotte Bray: The Earth Cried out to the Sky (American Premiere)
Matthew Ricketts: The Threefold Terror of Love (World Premiere, BASS Commission)
Aida Shirazi: New Work (World Premiere, BASS Commission)
Lucy Fitz-Gibbon, Charlotte Mundy soprano
Emily Triebold alto
Dominik Belavy baritone
Nathaniel LaNasa, Brent Funderburk, Ryan McCullough piano
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-voices-festival-departures-ii-tickets-682079647587
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Two Idiots Peddling Poetry present: Sholeh Wolpe and Alexandra Lytton Rgalata 8 PM
https://www.facebook.com/events/241845529018392/Link to reading
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Stay tuned for the schedule of talks and panels
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Holen Village
Sholeh Wolpe teaches Sufi mystic Attar’s spiritual perspective through her re-creation of The Conference of the Birds.
Located in the heart of Washington’s North Cascades Mountains, Holden Village is an iconic retreat center that offers visitors a unique opportunity to step into the wilderness to form and renew their relationship with the Divine the earth, and each other.
Source:: https://www.holdenvillage.org/program/2024-faculty/
Chelan, WA, 98816 United States (map)
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Sholeh Wolpe featured artist
Marguaritaville Resort, Palm Springs
The Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association is dedicated to the creation, advancement, and diffusion of knowledge of ancient and modern languages, literatures, media, cultures, and the arts.
Sholeh Wolpé, featured artist
Sessions and dates will be announced soon.
2023
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Presentation from Abacus of Loss and Como Escribiír na Cancion de Amor.
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Una recital fonopoetico con Sergio Aretero, Sholeh Wolpé, Danilo Facelli, Mónica Caldeiro y Ale Oseguera
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“The Neustadt International Prize for Literature [is] widely regarded as the most prestigious international literary award after the Nobel.” — Lawrence Van Gelder, “Footlights,” New York Times, February 26, 1998
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Wolpé will discuss her most recent book, a memoir in verse, Abacus of Loss (2022) in which according to Prism International: “Desire and love exist in terrifying worlds” yet they are handled with “silken language.” Wolpé will discuss her most recent book, a memoir in verse, Abacus of Loss (2022) in which according to Prism International: “Desire and love exist in terrifying worlds” yet they are handled with “silken language.”
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Música y poesía. Recital con música de la autora iraní Sholeh Wolpé y
cantaora vasca de flamenco Amaia Gabantxo
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Arlington Chorale , through a collaboration with ReactDC, working to connect with the new Afghan refugees is excited to present a world premiere by Saunder Choi! This piece uses text by Sholeh Wolpé, an Iranian-born poet, playwright, and librettist, to describe the difficulties refugees face in leaving their homes and putting down roots in a new community.
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Sholeh Wolpe presents a workshop at NYU. RSVP necessary.
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Sholeh Wolpé performs selections from her memoir in verse, Abacus of Loss. NYU 6-7:30 726 Broadway , New York Room 701
She will be accompanied with musicians.
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Strong Words - voices of the City
2022
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And Here I Am / A Lonely Woman
Imra Dinçer – vocals / performer / actress
Nora Mulder – keyboards
Dodó Kis – EWI / recorder
Michaela Riener – vocals & electronic percussion *
Huba de Graaff – electric violin, noise
Source:: https://www.hubadegraaff.com/ff/
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In the Garden City of India meet writers from everywhere — local, national and international — as this festival brings the world to ‘Namma Bengaluru’.Description text goes here
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Asia Pacific Poets and Writers presents Sholeh Wolpé — Abacus of Loss: A Memo
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Woman. Life. Freedom. - A Poetry Reading to Benefit Amnesty International's Work in IranItem description
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Sholeh Wolpé, Moving Across Forms and Genres
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Sholeh Wolpé (trans.) and Somaia Ramesh (Dari)
Soleil David (trans.) and Carlo Paulo Pacolor (Filipini)
Hélène Cardona (trans.) and Lea Nagy (Hungarian)
Yardenne Greenspan (trans.) and Noa Yedlin (Hebrew)
Quyên Nguyễn-Hoàng (trans. and author) (Vietnamese)
Moderated by: Nancy Naomi Carlson
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The Getty Villa Museum Presents: Sholeh Wolpe’s The Seven Valleys
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This world premiere, based on Sufi mystic poet Attar’s seminal text about the journey of the soul as it seeks union with the Divine. Featuring an a capella choir and seven soloists acting narratively and orchestrally, accompanied by a dancer.
Fahad Siadat, Composer
Sholeh Wolpé, Librettist
André Megerdichian, Director, Choreographer
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Sholeh Wolpé and Suzanne Roberts present their latest, Abacus of Loss: A Memoir in Verse and Animal Bodies: On Death, Desire, and Other DifficultiesItem description
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A reading sponsored by the United States Mission, Indonesia.
Events Prior to August, 2021- 2018
UCR Dept Of History Presents: Sholeh Wolpé
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Claremont College-- Rise: Vocal Music And Poetry
Saturday, May 8, 2021
NY Public Library: The Mirror Of My Heart
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Black Bird X Ars Poetica Present
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
University of Toronto Present: Celebration Of Naw Ruz - Persian New Year
Friday, March 26, 2021
California College of the Arts -- Translating Forugh Farrokhzad
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
PEN France -- International Day Of Women
Monday, March 8, 2021
19:00 20:00
Canadian Iranian Medical Association, CIMA Book Club
Sunday, February 28, 2021
University of Toronto-- Shame, Stigma And Sin: From Tahirih, To Forugh, To Us
Friday, February 26, 2021
Farhang Foundation -- Attar: The Unending Thirst
Saturday, January 16, 2021
The Poetry Center, San Francisco --Legacy Of Forugh Farrokhzad
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Bridgewater International Poetry Festival
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Monmouth University -- Border Lines
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Karnavati University in Gujarat, India -- Exile, Home, Poetry
Friday, November 13, 2020
Ebel Theater, Los Angeles -- Look What She Did
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Chevalier Books
Monday, November 9, 2020
2020 Nimrod International Journal Conference
Saturday, November 7, 2020
Strong Words: An Evening Of Story Telling, Los Angeles
Saturday, October 24, 2020
Otis College Of Arts And Design
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Chicago Art Institute
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Asia Pacific Writers and Translators -- ISOLATION BREAK
Saturday, August 29, 2020
Red Hen Hours at the Broad Stage -- Finding Truths And Creating Art In Exile
Thursday, July 16, 2020
BelieveAbility Festival, NYC
Sunday, July 12, 2020
11th Annual 10 Minutes Play Festival – Hollywood
Fri, Apr 10, 202021:00 Sun, Apr 26, 202022:00
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai
Monday, February 3, 2020
Jaipur Lit Festival, India –Jan 23- 27, 2020
At The Secret Socrates, Delhi
Thursday, January 16, 2020
The Broad Museum -- Gallery Performance
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Chapman University - Tabula Poetica
Monday, December 9, 201919:00
University Of California, Irvine
Friday, November 22, 2019
Alphabet City, Pittsburgh
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
The American Literary Translators Association
November 7 and 9
The Broad Museum -- Gallery Performance With Sahba Motallebi
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Occidental College
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Litquake: The Enduring Influence Of Persian Poetry
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Iranian Film Festival San Francisco, ONLY VOICE REMAINS
Sunday, September 29, 2019
City Of Asylum, Pittsburgh -- Freedom To Create
Saturday, September 6 and 7, 2019
University Of California, Riverside
Thursday, May 9, 2019
13:00 14:00
Vassar College
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Boston University Translation Seminar
Friday, February 15, 2019
Schmalentine! Jakarta
Friday, February 15, 2019
El Festival Internacional De Poesía "Ramón López Velarde", Zacateca, Mexico2018
Thursday, December 6 and 9 20181
Ubuntu Theater (Oakland Theater Project) Presents: Conference Of The Birds
Friday, November 30 - Dec 16 , 2018
Poetry Flash At Moe's Books, Berkeley
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Festival International Poesia, Mexico City
Thursday, October 18 and 21, 2018
Fullers Bookshop, Tasmania
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
People's Library In Hobart, Tasmania
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
The Gorman Centre, Canberra, Australia
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Poetry On The Move Festival, Canberra, Australia
Friday, September 14, 2018
"Mirrors Of Iran" 2018 Iranica Conference, Sydney
Saturday, September 8, 2018
University of New South Wales,School Of Arts And Media, Sydney, Australia
Friday, September 7, 2018
UNSW-- A Masterclass With Sholeh Wolpé
Thursday, September 6, 2018
A Persian Feast With Iranian Thinkers, Melbourne, Australia
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Griffith University, Australia: Breaking Down The Highway
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Queensland Poetry Festival
Friday, August 24, 2018
Cultubar Hostería La Bota, Mexico City--An Evening Of Poetry
Tuesday, June 19, 2018