Upcoming Kundiman Events:
Forms of Liberation:
The Ghazal and Landay in Perspective
with Sahar Muradi
Saturday, february 27th
2:00 PM–5:00 PM ET
“The [ghazal] form poses its own challenges. Westerners have long been puzzled by the outwardly fragmented shape of the ghazal, whose couplets often read as stand-alone thoughts without clear movement between couplets.”
––Sahar Muradi, Poetry Project Newsletter: “Book review of Hafez: Translations and Interpretations of the Ghazal”
We will explore two poetic forms for their audacious and liberatory qualities: the ghazal, whose non-sequential structure frees us from the bounds of linear thought and whose cosmology of language allows for an open critique of power; and the landay, whose creation, themes, and social exchange push against notions of authorship, feminine respectability, and the access to and function of poetry.
eligibility:
This craft class is open to all writers of color. The non-refundable tuition fee is $50. This class will be held over Zoom. Scholarships for this class are now closed.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS NOW CLOSED.
FACULTY:
Illustration by Sally Chen
Sahar Muradi (she/her/hers) is a NYC-based writer, performer, and educator. She is the author of the chapbook [ G A T E S ] (Black Lawrence Press), co-author of A Ritual in X Movements (Montez Press), and co-editor of One Story, Thirty Stories: An Anthology of Contemporary Afghan American Literature (University of Arkansas Press). Sahar is a founding member of the Afghan American Artists and Writers Association and has been the recipient of the Stacy Doris Memorial Poetry Award, the Himan Brown Poetry Award, a Kundiman Poetry Fellowship, and an Asian American Writers’ Workshop Fellowship. Her work has appeared in numerous literary journals and magazines, including most recently in Poetry Magazine, BOAAT Journal, and Pocket Samovar. She has an MFA in poetry from Brooklyn College, an MPA in international development from NYU, and a BA in creative writing from Hampshire College. Sahar directs the arts education programs at City Lore and dearly believes in the bottom of the rice pot. saharmuradi.com | @muradi.sahar