Poetry Reading by Farnoosh Fathi (Thurs March 13 at 5pm)

Please join the English Department and the Asian American Studies Program for a poetry reading by Farnoosh Fathi, which will take place at 5pm on Thursday, March 13 in Griffin Hall 3. Fathi will read from her recently published book of poems, Granny Cloud, as well as earlier — and possibly newer — work.

About Granny Cloud:

Farnoosh Fathi’s poetry has been admired for its “riot of associations and sonic improvisations” (Christine Hume, Boston Review); its commitment to fathoming language as what it is—an unfathomable depth. Granny Cloud, Fathi’s second book of poems, showcases her gifts both in short works of prodigious concentration and in a long poem, “Anyone’s Don’tanelle,” composed of the drafts and do-overs that led to “Fontanelle”—a wild reimagining of the dispirited court tumbler said to have inspired St. Francis’s “Jugglers of God.” Granny Cloud is a portrait of ecstatic decisions and revisions, constantly reversed, constantly renewed.

This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome.