We Are All Iran: A Literary Reading | Civic Center

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Bay Area writers from the Association of Iranian American Writers (AIAW) will share their literary work at a reading at the San Francisco Public Library’s Koret Auditorium on Saturday, December 12th from 2-4pm. The event will bear witness to the extraordinary courage of the Iranian people on the six-month anniversary of the contested elections, which took place on June 12, 2009.

Bay Area novelists, poets, and essayists will read from published and recent work in recognition of those in Iran who are struggling for democracy and human rights.

Among the writers who will share their work are authors of recently published books: Laleh Khadivi (The Age of Orphans, 2009), Elizabeth Eslami (Bone Worship, 2010), and Angella Nazarian (Life as a Visitor, 2009). Other writers and poets include: Tissa Hami, Katayoon Zandvakili, Esther Kamkar, Farnoosh Seifoddini, Anahid Hojjati, and Ari Siletz.

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