Come join Per­sian Arts Fes­ti­val as we cel­e­brate the pub­li­ca­tion of Roger Sedarat’s first book of poems, Dear Régime, which won the 2007 Ohio Uni­ver­sity Hol­lis Sum­mers Poetry Prize. Dear Régime has been praised by writ­ers such as David Lehman, Kimiko Hahn and Nahid Rach­lin, who has writ­ten that it is “a stun­ning col­lec­tion of poems that vividly cap­tures all aspects of Iran­ian cul­ture.” Roger Sedarat is a pro­fes­sor of Eng­lish at Bor­ough of Man­hat­tan Com­mu­nity College.

When & Where

Wednes­day, 1÷16÷2008
6:00 – 8:00 PM
The Bow­ery Poetry Club (click for loca­tion and direc­tions)
308 Bow­ery @ Bleecker Street
$12 cover buys one drink

Infor­ma­tion
www​.per​sia​narts​fes​ti​val​.org

To sign up for the open read­ing, send an email to PAF’s Lit­er­ary Arts Direc­tor, Richard Jef­frey New­man: poetry@​persianartsfestival.​org

Shab-e She’r at the Bow­ery Poetry Club will run from 6 – 8 PM on the third Wednes­day of the month through May 2008.