South Asian poetry with Ashna Ali, Natasha Rao and more.

An evening of poetry readings at Poets House in Kray Hall, also livestreamed via Zoom. Four South Asian poets based in New York City—Ashna Ali, Gauri Awasthi, Javeria Hasnain, and Natasha Rao—will read from their books and new work. Ashna Ali reads from The Relativity of Living Well, Gauri Awasthi from her debut collection The Mother Wound, Javeria Hasnain presents her Urdu translations of Sara Shagufta alongside her own poetry, and Natasha Rao reads from Latitude. Seating is first-come, first-served, all are welcome, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.