The Poet’s Quest for Peace

Liberal Jewish Synagogue, 28 St John's Wood Road
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This event ended on Saturday 18th of June 2016
Admission
All day pass: £42
Evening pass: £22
Location

Liberal Jewish Synagogue, 28 St John's Wood Road

Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
St. John's Wood 0.46 miles

The Poet’s Quest for Peace is a unique literary event being held in London this summer (18 June 2016).

Internationally renowned poets including Choman Hardi from Kurdistan, Palestinian-American Fady Joudah, exiled Iranian Ziba Karbassi and Agi Mishol, one of Israel’s leading contemporary poets, will join forces to consider the elusive nature of peace.

The event, curated by Naomi Jaffa – the former Director of The Poetry Trust and Aldeburgh Poetry Festival – has been created to move, disturb and inspire.

The ‘quest’ is unusual for a number of reasons. Not only will it see an eclectic group of highly respected poets from ‘opposing’ cultures and faiths all meet under one roof to share and discuss their work, the event itself will take place at the Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS) – a building dedicated to tolerance and dialogue.

The day will include readings, discussions and the opportunity to scrutinise both historic and contemporary literary pieces with the eight participating poets that have been specially chosen for both their cultural diversity and the relevance, appeal and quality of their poems.

Discussions such as ‘what contribution can poetry make to peace processes?’ and ‘peace is not a comfort zone, is poetry?’ will be especially invigorating and provocative.

The event will also see contributions from a number of poetry and peace campaigning organisations including English Pen; Exiled Writers Ink; Jewish Renaissance; Modern Poetry in Translation, Neve Shalom/Wahat al Salaam (Oasis of Peace); Tea & Tolerance; and St Ethelburga.

If you love poetry or are interested in the dialogue of peace then this event promises to be a memorable day of surprising and powerful communication.

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