CELEBRATE 800 YEARS OF RUMI
Celebrate 800 years of Persian poet, teacher, and philosopher Rumi at “A Rumi-esque Reading.”
The event takes place at the Watermark Gallery in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Sunday, October 21 at 2 p.m. and includes readings of Rumi’s work as well as Rumi-inspired fiction, poetry, artwork, and music. Wine and refreshments will be served.
The Maryland Writers Association (MWA) will be well represented at the event; all three fiction-readers and one of the two poetry-readers are members of the MWA.
Hightlights of “A Rumi-esque Reading” include readings of Rumi’s work as well as Rumi-inspired work from poets Deanna Nikaido and Cliff Lynn.
Three local fiction writers will share their work.
Caryn Coyle will read her story, “She Walks in Beauty,” about a Native American ancestor guiding a twentieth century woman on a spiritual journey
Nitin Jagdish will read "Lines: A Portrait Contemplates Its Audience" and "Fragments from a Backyard Melodrama.”
Eric D. Goodman will read excerpts from Womb, a novel written from the point of view of an unborn child.
“Diverse Expressions,” a collection of surreal artwork by Manza Rassouli-Taylor, will be on display.
Eastern, Rumi-inspired music will be performed.
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