Salah Al-Hamdani
2nd of June at 7.30pm - event will start 8pm - Entry £3
Salah Al-Hamdani An Iraqi/French contemporary poet, actor and playwright.
صلاح الحمداني شاعر وممثل وكاتب مسرحي باللغتين العربية والفرنسية
Salah Al-Hamdani was born in 1951 in Baghdad and was imprisoned as a political dissident in the 1970’s where he began writing. Some of his work was published in clandestine journals. He has been living in France for the last three decades where he continued to write in Arabic and in French. In his work, Al-Hamdani opposed Saddam Hussein's government and subsequently the US-led Occupation of Iraq. He is particularly known in France for his poem ‘Baghdad Mon Amour’, ‘Baghdad My Beloved’. He has assisted Saad Salman in writing the dialogue of the film ‘Baghdad On/Off’ in which he appeared. He has released more than 25 books in Arabic and in French. He has twice been chosen to be included in the French Poetry Anthology.
Salah Al-Hamdani will read his poems in Arabic and in French. He will be accompanied by Dikra Ridha who will read some of his poems in English. This evening is part of an exciting programme of events from the Oriental Cultural Forum, which
are held on the first Wednesday of every month.
Address: Poetry Café (Poetry Society), 22 Betterton Street, London WC2H 9BX
Underground: Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line), Holborn (Piccadilly & Central Line)