The Mills International Center will host its 12th annual World Poetry night and feature students from the University of Oregon.
The event will be held May 13 at the Knight Library Browsing room from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The performers come from all over the world and represent many cultures through spoken word and song.
Jason Kim is a business student and will perform his work titled “our bodies know our bodies.” Atsan Senghor is a human physiology student and will present David Diop’s “Africa My Africa.”
Pooria Monoochehri is an arts and administration M.A. student and will sing Shirin Shirinam, a Persian folkloric song. He will sing the piece in Kurdish at the event.
“I am extremely excited to showcase more about my Persian culture and passion for art at the World Poetry Night,” Monoochehri said. “I really appreciate that the event encourages intercultural dialogue through art and poetry.”
The poetry will be read and performed in different languages, but a consistent English projection will be displayed for audience members. The World Poetry night offers performances, dinner and an open mic for attendees to share their poetry.
For more information look for updates on the Mills International Center Facebook page or visit them in Mezzanine 144 in the EMU.
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story inaccurately reflected Pooria Monoochechri’s preferred gender pronoun.