Solmaz Sharif

Two-Day ResidencyÌý

Thursday, April 25, 2024 - Friday, April 26, 2024 | Devlin 101 & McGuinn 521

Solmaz Sharif

AboutÌýSolmaz Sharif

Born in Istanbul to Iranian parents, Solmaz Sharif is the author ofÌýCustomsÌý(Graywolf Press, 2022) andÌýLookÌý(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 inÌýHarper’s,ÌýThe Paris Review,ÌýPoetry,ÌýThe Kenyon Review, theÌýNew York Times, and others. Her work has been recognized with a “Discoveryâ€�/Boston ReviewÌýPoetry 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 ProgramÌý
English Department
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Institute for the Liberal Arts

Schedule and Registration

Thursday, April 25, 2024Ìý |ÌýDevlin 101 | Open to all

5:00-6:30 PMÌý

Solmaz Sharif reading

Friday, April 26, 2024 |ÌýMcGuinn 521 | Open to students only

10:00-11:30 AMÌý

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.

ÌÇÐÄVlog is also accessible via public transportation (MBTA B Line - ÌÇÐÄVlog).

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