Solmaz Sharif
Two-Day Residency
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - Friday, April 26, 2024 | Devlin 101 & McGuinn 521
About Solmaz Sharif
Born in Istanbul to Iranian parents, Solmaz Sharif is the author of Customs (Graywolf Press, 2022) and Look (Graywolf Press, 2016), a finalist for the National Book Award. She holds degrees from U.C. Berkeley, where she studied and taught with June Jordan’s Poetry for the People, and New York University. Her work has appeared in Harper’s, The Paris Review, Poetry, The Kenyon Review, the New York Times, and others. Her work has been recognized with a “Discovery”/Boston Review Poetry Prize, Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award, and Holmes National Poetry Prize from Princeton University. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Lannan Foundation, and Stanford University. She is currently the Shirley Shenker Assistant Professor of English at U.C. Berkeley.
Co-sponsored by:
American Studies Program
English Department
Literature Core
Institute for the Liberal Arts
Schedule and RegistrationThursday, April 25, 2024 | Devlin 101 | Open to all | |
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5:00-6:30 PM | Solmaz Sharif reading
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Friday, April 26, 2024 | McGuinn 521 | Open to students only | |
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10:00-11:30 AM | Meet and Greet with Author
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Campus Map and Parking
Parking is available at the nearby Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue Garages.
Boston College is also accessible via public transportation (MBTA B Line - Boston College).
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