The Anglo-Ethiopian Society
Book Launch - HYBRID - Songs We Learn From Trees
Alemu Tebeje and Chris Beckett
Sunday 8th May 2022
15:00 BST, Ethiopian Community in Britain, 2a Lithos Road, London NW3 6EF - Public event (all welcome)
With the event also being broadcast online, starting at about 15:00 GMT - Public event (all welcome to join).
Note - Register for the online event on Eventbrite and you'll be emailed a Zoom link shortly before the event.
Songs We Learn From Trees - An Anthology of Ethiopian Amharic Poetry
Join us for an afternoon of bilingual readings and discussion of the vibrant poetry scene in Addis Ababa, with:
- Dr Bedilu Wakjira (from Addis Ababa)
- Misrak Terefe (from Addis Ababa)
- Kebedech Tekleab (from New York)
- Hama Tuma (from Paris)
- Mihret Kebede (from Vienna)
- Alemu Tebeje (from London)
& editor/translator, Chris Beckett.
Supported by Arts Council England, The Anglo-Ethiopian Society and Friends of Ethiopian Poetry.
The poets will read not only from their own work but also work by other poets included in the anthology. They will answer any questions the audience may have about the thriving poetry scene in Addis Ababa.
All are welcome to join. Please reserve your place soon to avoid disappointment.
Unable to attend the event in person? Register for an online ticket to be sent a link to a Zoom broadcast of the live event.
Songs We Learn From Trees UK Tour:
Wednesday 4 May, 20:00, National Poetry Library, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London SE1 8XX
Thursday 5 May, 16:00, Shulman Auditorium, The Queen’s College, High Street, Oxford OX1 4AW
Saturday 7 May, 18:30, The International Anthony Burgess Foundation, 3 Cambridge Street, Manchester M1 5BY
Sunday 8 May, 15:00, Ethiopian Community in Britain, 2A Lithos Road, London NW3 6EF
Monday 9 May, 18:30, Workshop Theatre, 1a Cavendish Road, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JT
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Songs We Learn From Trees - An Anthology of Ethiopian Amharic Poetry
, Carcanet Press, Paperback, 2020, ISBN 9781784109479, £18.99 |