The Poetry of Agha Shahid Ali

Izhar Patkin collaborated with the late Kashmiri-American poet, Agha Shahid Ali (1949-2001), on his series of "veil" paintings, transforming Ali's musings on love and loss into visual form. Join us for an intimate reading of ghazal poems popularized by Ali. The reading is co-organized by Agha Iqbal Ali, the poet's brother and University of Massachusetts professor, and Nikhil Melnechuk of Bowery Arts + Science.