Adonis at the 92nd St Y - New York, OCT 25

"Long considered a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, Syrian poet Adonis is "today's most daring and provocative Arab poet," wrote Edward Said. Now 80 and living in Paris, Adonis makes his first appearance at the Poetry Center, reading from his newly published Selected Poems." DETAILS HERE


Praise for the Selected Poems: “Poetry is the most authentic cultural medium of the Arabs, and the Syrian-born Adonis is one of its sublime masters. For well over half a century now, Adonis has given voice to the Odyssey and yearnings of the Arabs, he has modernized a revered and ancient art form. Khaled Mattawa has rendered Adonis into English with beguiling beauty and fidelity. His exquisite translation does justice to one of the great poets of our time."—Professor Fouad Ajami, The Johns Hopkins University