“The Blueness of Evening” – launch and panel discussion

Come to Book Culture on 112th to celebrate the release of Hassan Najmi’s first English translation of his poetry collection, The Blueness of the Evening.

Hassan will be joined by a panel consisting of Madeleine Dobie, Kathy Engel, Julio Ramos, and Mbarek Sryfi.

Hassan Najmi, born in Ben Ahmed in 1960, now resides in Rabat. He is the author of two novels and ten poetry collections. His poetry has been translated into more than ten languages and he has himself translated many poets into Arabic, including Giuseppe Ungaretti, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Philippe Jaccottet, Yannis Ritsos, and Anna Akhmatova.

Madeleine Dobie is Professor of French and Comparative Literature, Columbia University.

Kathy Engel is Associate Arts Professor and Chair of of the Department of Art & Public Policy, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU.

Julio Ramos is Professor Emeritus of Latin American Literature at the University of California- Berkeley.

Mabarek Sryfi is translator and Lecturer in Foreign Lanuages at the University of Pennsylvania.