SLE Salon: Haleh Gafori, an American poet of Persian descent, will recite and discuss her translations of a vibrant selection of poems by the great Persian mystic Rumi

Haleh Liza Gafori is a translator, performance artist, poet, vocalist, and educator born in NYC of Persian descent. Her acclaimed translations of poems by the 13th century sage Rumi have been published in two volumes Gold (2022) and Water (2025) by New York Review Books/NYRB Classics. Join us in the SLE Lounge as Haleh recites and discusses the translations of select poems by Rumi.

Read more about Haleh here: https://blueflowerarts.com/artist/haleh-liza-gafori/

FREE copies of Gold (2022) and Water (2025) for the first students that show up!