This event will feature translators Adnan Haydar (Professor, Arabic, UARK), Michael Beard (Emeritus Professor, English, University of North Dakota), Nadine Sinno (Associate Professor, Arabic, Virginia Tech), and Paula Haydar (Associate Professor, Arabic, UARK) will be reading from their own translations from Arabic and Persian poetry and prose. 

Adnan Haydar will read a variety of selections from classical and modern Arabic poetry, including samplings from the poetry of Said Aql, Adonis, Khalil Hawi, Henri Zoghaib, Abu Tammam, Abu Nuwas and Khalil Gibran.

Michael Beard will read an Iranian folk-tale entitled Hanbuneh Jân that was collected in 1968 or 69 in a village named Varzaneh (ورزانه), west of Na'in ( نائین ) in Esfahan province. 

Nadine Sinno will read from her recently published novel in translation, I Saw Her In My Dreams, by Omani writer Huda Hamed. (UT Press, 2023)

Paula Haydar will read from two of her recently published novels in translation, The King of India, by Lebanese author Jabbour Douaihy (Interlink, 2022) and Bitter Oranges, by Lebanese author Basma Elkhatib (HBKU Press, 2022). 

Readings will be followed by an open discussion. Refreshments for the body will also be served. The event will take place on campus in JBHT 207, from 12:30 – 2:00, and targets a student audience to promote language (especially Arabic) studies to the advanced levels and beyond.