On 1 December 2021, Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS Director, read and discussed her poetry with a group of Dr. Daniele Rugo’s students from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po Paris) via zoom. Dr. Daniele’s class focuses on political violence and the arts. Dr. Choman read poems from both her collections Life for Us (Bloodaxe, 2004) and Considering the Women (Bloodaxe, 2015). The reading was followed by a discussion about poetry, violence, power, and voice. The reading marked the last lesson in Dr. Daniele’s class.
Image description: This is a screenshot of a Zoom meeting. Eight women and three men appear in three vertical rows of four; there are two black squares, in the bottom row, on the left and right.