Gold & Water: The Poetry of Rumi with Haleh Liza Gafori
Fri, 5 Sep 2025
8:00 - 11:00 PM (EDT)
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Translator and Performance Artist Haleh Liza Gafori presents GOLD & WATER, featuring cellist Isabel Castellvi and special guest James Bird
Acclaimed translator of Rumi’s poetry, vocalist, and performance artist of Persian descent, Haleh Liza Gafori, will be joined by cellist Isabel Castellvi and special musical guest James Bird to present a night of poetry by the 13th century sage and mystic Rumi. Reciting translations from her books Gold (2022) and Water (2025), both published by New York Review Books/NYRB Classics, Gafori will also sing excerpts of the poems in Persian, offering us glimpses of the astonishing rhythm and wordplay of Rumi’s original text.
Acclaimed translator of Rumi’s poetry, vocalist, and performance artist of Persian descent, Haleh Liza Gafori, will be joined by cellist Isabel Castellvi and special musical guest James Bird to present a night of poetry by the 13th century sage and mystic Rumi. Reciting translations from her books Gold (2022) and Water (2025), both published by New York Review Books/NYRB Classics, Gafori will also sing excerpts of the poems in Persian, offering us glimpses of the astonishing rhythm and wordplay of Rumi’s original text.
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Race Brook Lodge is a hidden gem in The Berkshires, at the foot of Mt. Race and a short hike from the Appalachian trail. The yoga & event barn at Race Brook is simultaneously rustic and sublime, steeped in hundreds of years of New England history. The Stagecoach Tavern is unpretentious fine dining, exquisite farm-to-table cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Much of the food is sourced from Race Farm, right on the property!