Ghassan Zaqtan: International Poets in Conversation

Poetry Lectures by Poetry Foundation

Jan 14, 201300:37:44Arts

Fady Joudah and Ghassan Zaqtan discuss Palestinian poetry with Ilya Kaminsky. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

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