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Your Language—My Ear: Russian and American Poets at Close Quarters

Mar 3, 2015 | 6:15 pm

Andrei Voznesensky, Allen Ginsberg

A bilingual reading in Russian and English of poetry, with discussion to follow, by four leading Russian poets from points across the geography of the Russian-Speaking world, including Shamshad Abdullaev (Fergana, Uzbekistan), Keti Chukhrov (Moscow), Alexandra Petrova (Rome), and Alexander Skidan (St. Petersburg). The poets will be joined by poet/translators Julia Dasbach (Philadelphia), Kevin M. F. Platt (Philadelphia), Alexandra Tatarsky (New York; Philadelphia) and Matvei Yankelevich (New York).

Admission Free Location Columbia University, 116th Street and Broadway, International Affairs Building, Room 1512 Sponsored By Co-sponsored by Heyman Center for the Humanities, The Writing Program of the School of the Arts, Harriman Institute, Program in Hellenic Studies, Ugly Duckling Presse, Russian American Cultural Center, and Poets House

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Mar 3, 2015
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6:15 pm
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