Poetry: Armen Davoudian
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Armen Davoudian, who grew up in Isfahan, Iran, has published his first volume of poems, The Palace of Forty Pillars, which the San Francisco Chronicle named “Best Book of Spring.” Davoudian also translated from Persian Hopscotch, by the contemporary dissident Persian poet Fatemeh Shams. Currently a PhD candidate in English at Stanford University, Davoudian's dissertation focuses on metanoia, a figure emergent in the Renaissance and embodied in the work of many poets over the centuries.
Organized and hosted by poet, literary critic, and UCLA Distinguished Research Professor Stephen Yenser. Cosponsored by the UCLA Department of English and UCLA Recreation.
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Armen DavoudianPhoto: Matthew Lansburgh
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Armen Davoudian, The Palace of Forty Pillars
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