Iranian poet Mehdi Mousavi joins the Scottish Poetry Library for a special evening of poetry, translation and conversation.
A leading figure in Iran’s postmodern ghazal movement, Mousavi was arrested in Iran in 2013 alongside fellow poet Fatemeh Ekhtesari. He was subsequently sentenced to nine years in prison and 99 lashes, before escaping Iran in December 2015. He now lives in Lillehammer, Norway, where he arrived through the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) and the support of PEN. This will be his first UK appearance.
The evening will feature a reading by Mehdi Mousavi, followed by an in-conversation with poet Samuel Tongue and poet and translator Fatemeh Ekhtesari, exploring the translation process and the extraordinary circumstances that have shaped Mousavi’s work and brought his latest collection, The Last Kiss, into being.
Published by Sic Publishing AS, The Last Kiss is a dual-language collection of Mousavi’s work and will be available to buy from the publisher at the event.
