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Leading Israeli poets to read in February
Posted January 31, 2002; 02:16 p.m.
Four Israeli poets will present readings and discussions of their work on Wednesdays in February on campus.
Scheduled to speak are:
Aharon Shabtai at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 6 in 102 Jones Hall. The author of 15 books of poetry, Shabtai is a foremost Hebrew translator of Greek drama and currently lectures at Tel Aviv University.
Meir Wieseltier at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 in 202 Jones Hall. The author of some 13 books of poetry, he is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary Israeli poets.
Rachel Tzvia Back at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 20 in 102 Jones Hall. An American-born poet who has lived in Israel since 1981, she is the author of Azimuth, which recently appeared in English and in Hebrew translation.
Taha Muhammad Ali at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 27 in 102 Jones Hall. He has published three volumes of poetry and a collection of short stories in Arabic, and is held in the highest esteem by poets throughout Israel and the West Bank.
This series is co-sponsored by the Program in Jewish Studies , the Program in Near Eastern Studies , the Carolyn Drucker 80 Memorial Fund and the Program in Hebrew and Judaic Studies at Wesleyan University.
For more biographical information on the poets, see the media release .
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601