Poetry and Freedom: A Conversation with Adonis

Syrian poet Ali Ahmad Said Esber, better known by the name Adonis, will present a poetry reading at DePauw University on September 30, and the next day will take part in a question-and-answer session with the title "Poetry and Freedom: A Conversation with Adonis." The session will be led by Joseph Heithaus poet and professor of English at DePauw. I …

Adonis: The Difference between a Poem and a Painting

The Daily Star interviews Syrian poet Adonis on the eve of the opening of “A,” an exhibition of his visual art in Paris. The exhibition runs until May 10, 2015 at the Galerie Azzedine Alaïa. Adonis' visual works incorporate poetry directly - as his "experiments with visual art began by taking verses by such great Arab poets as Bashar …