Asian Studies Documentary film on Iranian poet Shamlou

Date: 04/13/05
Time: 3:30 - 5 p.m.
Audience: Public,Faculty,Local Businesspeople,Staff,Students
Sponsored By: Asian Studies Program, the Office of Academic Affairs, and the SUNY New Paltz Foundation
Location: Lecture Center 108
Contact: Kristine Harris, x3546, harrisk@newpaltz.edu
Web Site: http://www.ifvc.com/ahmad-shamlou.htm

Documentary filmmaker Bahman Maghsoudlou will be present his documentary film "Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet Of Liberty," on the life & works of acclaimed Iranian poet Shamlou. The event will include a screening and discussion, on Wednesday, April 13, at 3:30 PM in Lecture Center 108. Celebrated writer Ahmad Shamlou (1925-2000) was nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1984. He is the author of over 70 books  including 16 volumes of poetry, along with numerous novels, short stories, screenplays, children's literature, and translations of poetry and fiction into Persian. Shamlou's contribution to the reformation of Persian poetry is immense, and his works have been translated into several languages, yet he remains a relatively undiscovered treasure in the West. Maghsoudlous documentary "Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty" illuminates Shamlous poetry and life within the history of twentieth-century Iran. Through interviews with prominent Iranian intellectuals artists and filmmakers, such as Abbas Kiarostami, we learn about Shamlous contemporary literary significance.