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About Sufi Poetry
“The very best poems produce a shift in awareness that takes us outside ourselves. In this place, momentarily, time seems to slow down or even stop. From this vantage point, we view life from another perspective — one that seems strangely familiar, and perhaps even more real, than our casual, day-to-day way of looking at things. In this way, by stepping beyond ourselves into the Tavern of Wonder, we catch a glimpse of what the deeper self, and our deeper ties, are really like.”
— From the introduction to Love’s Alchemy: Poems from the Sufi Tradition by David and Sabrineh Fideler
Upcoming Presentations on Sufi Poetry
David and Sabrineh Fideler, translators of Love’s Alchemy, will be giving presentations on Persian Sufi poetry, including performances of poems in the book in both Persian and English, at the following locations. Check back for other dates and locations to be added.
| September 13, 2006 |
Seattle, Washington. East West Books, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE • 7:00 PM • Presentation followed by book signing • Free |
| September 15, 2006 |
Seattle, Washington. Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Avenue NE • 7:30 PM • Presentation followed by book signing • Free |
| September 17, 2006 |
Bellingham, Washington. Village Books, 1200 11th Street • 5:00 PM • Presentation followed by book signing • Free |
| September 19, 2006 |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia, sponsored by Banyen Books • 7:30 PM • Presentation followed by book signing |
| September 21, 2006 |
Portland, Oregon. New Renaissance, 1338 NW 23rd Avenue • 7:00 PM • Presentation followed by book signing • $12 • Registration: (503) 224-4929 |
| September 25, 2006 |
Sonoma, California. Readers Books, 127 East Napa Street • 7:30 PM • Presentation followed by book signing • Free |
| September 27, 2006 |
Corte Madera, California. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Boulevard • 7:00 PM • Presentation followed by book signing • Free |
| September 28, 2006 |
Santa Cruz, California. Gateways Books, 1126 Soquel Avenue • 7:00 PM • Presentation followed by book signing • Free |
| October 3, 2006 |
Mountain View, California. East West Books, 324 Castro Street • 7:30 PM • Presentation followed by book signing • Free |
| November 5, 2006 |
Ganges, Michigan. Lakeshore Interfaith Institute, 1200 11th Street • 11:00 AM • Presentation followed by book signing • Free |
| November 9, 2006 |
Grand Rapids, Michigan. Schuler Books • 7:00 PM • Presentation followed by book signing • Free |
| February 11, 2007 |
Grand Rapids, Michigan. Fountain Street Church • 9:45 AM • Presentation followed by book signing • Free |
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