21 مارس 2010 - 14:00
21 مارس 2010 - 15:30
Etc/GMT+1
We celebrate the World Poetry Day with two of the greatest: Salim Barakat and Kjell Espmark, who performs together for the first time ever! The bilingual show, in both Arabic and Swedish, will be accompanied by pianist Monica Dominique.
Salim Barakat, born 1951 in Kurdistan, is one of the formost poets of the Arabic modernism. Since his debut in 1973, Barakat has published thirteen collections of poetry, sixteen novels and much more.
The literary production by Kjell Espmark, born 1930, is not lesser. The Swedish poet is professor in literature and member of the Swedish Academy since 1983.
Readers of the Swedish and Arabic translations: Angela Kovács and Jasim Mohamed.
Venue: Sergels torg 3, Kulturhuset Stockholm
Admission free.
