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Transmutations with Moroccan Poet Mohammed Bennis

Apr 26, 2011 | 7:00 pm

Mohammed Bennis

Born in 1948 in Fez, Morocco, internationally acclaimed poet and professor of Arabic poetry Mohammed Bennis reads from his work and discusses his life in poetry with translator and poet Pierre Joris.

View an excerpt from Dr Bennis’s program below

Admission $10, $7 for students and seniors, free to Poets House Members Location Kray Hall Sponsored By Poets House

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Date:
Apr 26, 2011
Time:
7:00 pm

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