Exiled Lit Cafe East

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Nigar Hasan-Zadeh Poet and philologist of Russian language and literature, she was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. She has published 3 collections of poetry - On Wings over the Horizon, 2000, Under Alien Clouds, 2004 and Silver. Her latest work, as yet unpublished, is a Sufi fable: Mute Fairy Teller and White Bird Nara. Her poetry is included in the anthologies, Best Russian Women Poets of the 20th century, 2005 and the Anthology of Russian Women Poets, 2006. Her work has been widely translated and she has performed internationally. She has been living in London since 2000.

Ziba Karbassi from Tabriz, Iran has published seven books of poetry in Persian and two books in English and Italian and is widely regarded as the most accomplished Persian poet of her generation. Last year she won the Golden Apple poetry price for Azerbaijan. Her poems have appeared in many languages throughout Europe and the UK and US including Poetry Review and Modern Poetry Translation.

Rahila Khalwa, studied English history in Japan, then (white) feminism and social history at Essex, to find herself a lone rootless wanderer, which she remains ever since. She found her niche in the Algerian Sahara, at the wrong time, and still looks for her place in this world. Her writing has appeared in several academic journals such as Journal of Gender Studies, and writers’ magazines including Exiled Ink and The New Writer.

MUSIC BY SIR HENRY BRAN FROM from El Salvador

(Hackney Central Rail Station/ Buses 106, 254, 48, 55 all stop at Hackney Town Hall and it is a 5 minute walk from there). Eat beforehand if you wish! Delicious, home-made food.

Time: 8:30pm