Poetry & Song: Naomi Shihab Nye & Haleh Liza Gafori
- When
- America/New_York (EDT)
- Where
- The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture18 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012
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Poetry & Song: Naomi Shihab Nye & Haleh Liza Gafori took place on Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM (EDT) at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture in Newark, NJ.
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Naomi Shihab Nye performs poetry and musical selections with pianist Daniel Anastasio, followed by Haleh Liza Gafori in a concert of Rumi translations and Persian compositions with musicians including Shahzad Ismaily.
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a night of music and poetry from two celebrated poets and performers In a rare appearance, poet Naomi Shihab Nye is accompanied by celebrated classical pianist Daniel Anastasio for a program that combines poetry and musical selections, featuring poems from Naomi’s new book Sidekick. Poet/vocalist/performance artist Haleh Liza Gafori will follow with a concert weaving her translations of the 13th century mystic Rumi and musical compositions sung in the original Persian. She’ll be performing with musicians including Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily. Doors open at 7:30pm, Show starts at 8pm
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Details
- When
- Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · 7:30 PM (EDT)
- Where
- The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
- Address
- 18 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012
- Price
- $30 +
- Genre
- 105/concert or performance
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- When was Poetry & Song: Naomi Shihab Nye & Haleh Liza Gafori?
- Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM EDT.
- Where was Poetry & Song: Naomi Shihab Nye & Haleh Liza Gafori?
- The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, 18 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012, Newark, NJ.