Nelly Sachs: Migration and Memory, Poetry and Context

Reception, workshop and dramatic reading in celebration of the life, poetry and the evocative context of Nelly Sachs, winner of the 1966 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Inspired by the publication of the American edition of Nelly Sachs: Flight and Metamorphosis, the documented biography of the Nobel prize-winning poet Nelly Sachs, by author Aris Fioretos (Stanford University Press, 2012), Mr. Fioretos will be available for book signings (books will also be available for purchase.)

Seating is limited.

Co-sponsored by the Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts (SiCa) and the Taube Center for Jewish Studies

POST EVENT RELATED PUBLICATIONS:

"Nelly Sachs.  Ever hear of her?  Nobel poet finds new recognition"
AUTHOR
Cynthia Haven
PUBLISHED BY
THE BOOK HAVEN, Stanford University, March 2012

"Dust-to-Dust Song"
AUTHOR
Paul Reitter
PUBLISHED BY
JEWISH REVIEW OF BOOKS, Vol. 10, Summer 2012