Urdu Poetry Workshop: 'Bol' by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Due to popular demand, we are running a 4 part series on Faiz Ahmed Faiz
VERY LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE
This 4 part series traces the different phases of Faiz Ahmed Faiz's poetic and political life — one ghazal or nazm each week, moving chronologically through the decades.
To book the full course, visit this link: Open Google Form
Or book the first session individually here on Luma
The first session will focus on 'Bol', which was composed during British colonial rule in the subcontinent.
Participants will receive a copy of the poem and be encouraged to interact with the poetry, and interpret it. We will also cover the historical context of when the poem was written and what it spoke to, rendering both a universal as well as time specific framework interpretation of the poem.
This workshop will be led by Zahra Halepota:
Zahra has an academic background in Anthropology with a strong focus on Indo-Persian literary and visual cultures.
She holds a BSc in Anthropology from UCL, and a master's in Transcultural Studies from Heidelberg University. With an inter-disciplinary interest in Indo-Persian literature, she completed her thesis focusing on an ecological interpretation of Sindhi poetry.
She extensively studied Persian literature at Ca Foscari University, Venice. She is also an artist practicing Islamic Illumination and Persian miniature painting.
FYI: We typically operate a no refunds policy for our events.