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Remembering, re-writing, re-telling… The poetry of Irit Amiel

07 November 2013, 12:00 am

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7 November 2013

When:
7 November 2013, 5.00pm

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 Where:
Masaryk Common Senior Room
UCL SSEES
16 Taviton Street
London WC1H 0BW

A discussion covering contemporary Jewish poetry and the notion of displacement, celebrating the publication of Dark Flashes, the latest collection of Irit Amiel's poetry to be published in English translation (OFF_PRESS, UK).

Programme:

  • Introduction 'Mapping Childhood: The Generation of Irit Amiel ' by Prof. Joanna Michlic, a specialist in Polish-Jewish relations.
  • Short reviews/opinion by the editor of the book and the poet Wioletta Grzegorzewska and the literary scholar and translator Dr Ursula Phillips. 

All are welcome to this free event but pre-registration is essential.

This event is supported by UCL European Institute's Call for Proposals