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Yasmine Seale

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  • About
  • Books
    • The Annotated Arabian Nights
    • Agitated Air
    • Something Evergreen Called Life
    • Aladdin
  • Writing
  • Translating
  • Talks

Selected talks & readings

 

The Genius of Others: a series of readings, performances and film screenings organised by Anne Waldman
Giorno Poetry Systems, New York, October 2023

A performance of four Arab poets in translation: Golan Haji, Kadhim Jihad Hassan, Yasmine Seale & Habib Tengour
Maison de la Poésie, Paris, July 2023

Let It Be Too Much: a talk on translating the poems of Al-Khansa
International Network for the Study of the Lyric, June 2022

An online reading and conversation with Robin Moger and Marina Warner
Warburg Institute, April 2022

A reading of new and old work in Pittsburgh
City of Asylum, April 2022

Various readings and conversations on poetry and translation
Lahore Literary Festival, March 2022

A conversation on the 1001 Nights with Izzy Finkel
Kiraathane Edebiyat Evi, Istanbul, March 2022

DAY = NIGHT: a reading and conversation with Ayşegül Savaş
The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore, Paris, March 2022

A reading and conversation with Anthony (Vahni) Capildeo
University of York, March 2022

A conversation with Daniel Medin about the 1001 Nights
American University of Paris, February 2022

A conversation with S. A. Chakraborty, Paulo Lemos Horta, Elias Muhanna on reading the 1001 Nights
LIVE from NYPL, January 2022

The Pillow Talk and Its Outcome: a talk for the Comparative Literature Luncheon
Penn State, November 2021

A discussion on the work of Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, October 2021

The Cosmic Library: a podcast on books of the night hosted by Adam Colman
Lithub, October 2021

Music to Stir the Soul: a discussion on the multilingual love songs of Al-Andalus
British Museum, August 2021

A week-long workshop of poetry and translation
Tamaas, July 2021

A reading at an online poetry festival organised by Jonathan Catherall
Tentacular Magazine, May 2021

A reading at the book launch for We Wrote in Symbols, ed. Selma Dabbagh
Arab British Centre, April 2021

A recorded conversation with the artist Emily Jacir
Alchemy Fim & Arts, April 2021

1001 Dreams: a conversation with Marcia Lynx Qualey and Ursula Lindsey
Bulaq podcast, December 2020

Wild Irreverence: a conversation about Arabic translation with Veronica Esposito
World Literature Today, August 2020

The Global Influence of the 1001 Nights: a webinar with Marina Warner and Richard van Leeuwen
The Bookseller, July 2020

A talk for the BEAUTY & GOODNESS symposium organised by Victoria Holbrook
Istanbul, July 2020

Her Own Devices: Language & Craft in the 1001 Nights
SOAS, December 2019

The Poetics of the Tale: a workshop with Robert Irwin, organised by Marina Warner & Wen-chin Ouyang
SOAS, December 2019

Rethinking Translation: a seminar organised by Sandra Naddaff & Stephanie Sandler
Harvard, November 2019

A lecture on the 1001 Nights organised by Ayesha Ramachandran & Shawkat Toorawa
Yale, November 2019

A conversation on Aladdin with Clare Conville
Curious Arts Festival, Summer 2019

Hard to Get: a reading with Sophie Collins, Holly Pester, Mira Mattar, organised by Grace Linden & Gazelle Mba
Mayday Rooms, February 2019

Unreckoned Things: a workshop & reading with Robin Moger, organised by Marina Warner & Wen-chin Ouyang
SOAS, October 2018