Saturday, April 26, 2025, 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Rumi & the Art of Translation: Kabir Helminski Poetry Reading
3791 Fairmount Avenue, San Diego, 92105
Cost: Free
Join an afternoon of poetry and conversation. Kabir Helminski, the scholar and translator of Rumi, will share some of his favorite poems by the beloved 13th century mystic whose poems are appreciated around the world, and who became known in the West as “America's best-selling poet.” Helminski, the featured author of this event in celebration of National Poetry Month, will also discuss Rumi’s works and the art of translation with Shadab Zeest Hashmi and San Diego State University graduate students Sam Yaziji and Rema Shbaita.
This event is free.