The Annual Festival of Jaleh Esfahani Poetry Prize will be held on Friday, 18th February 2022 from 18:00 to 20:300, at SOAS Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, in partnership with SOAS Middles East Institute, University of London. This is the first in-person meeting that we will be holding since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. This year’s prize also coincides with the 100th year of the birth of the late Jaleh Esfahani.
The event marks the 12th year of the poetry prize, in which young (under 30) Persian poets from Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and the diaspora, compete. At this year’s event, the winners, from among the three shortlists of 5 poets, for each country, which were selected from nearly 200 original participants, will be announced.
Well-known Persian speaking poets and the judges will speak, and the winners will read sample of their poems, intertwined with music from the Farsi speaking countries and an Sama (Whirling) Dance. A reception will be held at the start from 6:00pm. Further details and the event’s brochure will be sent shortly.
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