Thursday, 18th October, 2012, 7pm, FREE
Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centre,
Maple Street,
W1T 5HA
(nearest tube: Warren Street)
Arc poet Bejan Matur reads from her new
collection, How Abraham Abandoned Me. The book is a philosophical pilgrimage in the Anatolian desert,
rich in Islamic iconography. It is her second book from Arc Publications
Bejan Matur comes highly endorsed by Orhan
Pamuk and John Berger, and is a charismatic reader. Currently, Matur devotes
all her time to writing poetry, and contributes to an internet journal and
newspapers, writing on Kurdish politics, Armenian and women issues.
She is joined by Rogan Wolf, a poet and
mental health social worker, whose poems have been published in the UK and
abroad. They will be accompanied by violinist/lutist, Cahit Baylav.
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