São Paulo – Cultural centre Casa das Rosas, maintained by the government of the state of São Paulo in the capital of the same name, will promote an evening dedicated to Middle Eastern poetry next Tuesday (15th). The meeting will include readings of classic and contemporary Arab, Persian and Hebrew poems. The event will last two hours, from 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm.
The meeting, named “Middle Eastern Poetry Evening,” is organized by Lélia Romero, José Luiz Golfarb and Karen Kipnis. According to information disclosed by Casa das Rosas, it will be “a moment of gathering for lovers of peace from all cultures and beliefs,” as an example of the peaceful coexistence of different cultures that the city of São Paulo offers.
One of the contemporary poems to be read is Galáxias, by poet Haroldo de Campos. The reading will be done in Arabic and Hebrew. Haroldo de Campos was a poet based in São Paulo who lived from 1929 to 2003.
Casa das Rosas is one of the best known cultural spaces for poetry in the city. It is located in an old house on Paulista avenue, and was designed by architect Ramos de Azevedo in 1928. The French-style house has 30 rooms. It was declared public heritage by the São Paulo State Heritage Council (Condenphaat) and was registered as a historic site in 1985.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
