In celebration of the recently opened exhibit, “A Garden Dream” this Sunday at 4 p.m., poet Ala Khaki will discuss the role of “Garden” in Persian art and life, both as a multi-dimensional metaphor and a physical place of serenity, and read thematic poems from classic and modern Persian poets in Farsi and English.
Ala Khaki, an Iranian American poet, is the author of two poetry collections, Calling the Dawn (Sahar Khani in Farsi), and Return (BookSurge Publishing.) His poems have appeared in Iranian and American literary journals and anthologies including The Book Review (Barrasi e Ketab),
Feather (Par), Thought and Imagination (Andishe va Khial), The Poets’ Touchstone, The Worcester Review, The 2010 Poets’ Guide to New Hampshire, and Poets Showcase: An Anthology of New Hampshire Poets. In 1981, Ala Khaki was the subject of a documentary film titled Resident Exile by the celebrated documentary filmmaker and director Ross McElwee.
This is the second of four “Poetry Summer Sundays” planned to enhance the gallery’s art exhibts. Page Coulter will follow on Sept. 22 and Alice Fogel, New Hampshire Poet Laureate, on Oct. 6. The lakes gallery at chi-lin gallery is conveniently located in a 1780 farmhouse at 135 Eastman Road in Laconia, below the Robbie Mills Sports Complex off Meredith Center Road. Additional information about poetry readings, hours, exhibits and directions can be found on the gallery’s website, thelakesgallery.com or by calling 556-938 or emailing suzanne@thelakesgallery.com. This event is free and the public is cordially invited to attend.