Massey College x Aga Khan Museum: Poetry and Mysticism
Presented in partnership with Massey College
May 28, 2023
Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium
Listen in as Dr. Albert F. Moritz, Canadian poet, teacher, and scholar, Blake C. Goldring, Professor of the Arts and Society at the University of Toronto, Chief Stacey LaForme, elected Chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Merin Shobhana Xavier, author of The Dervishes of the North: Rumi, Whirling, and the Making of Sufism in Canada, Nathalie Des Rosiers, Principal of Massey College, and Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis, Director and CEO of the Aga Khan Museum, as they discuss the ways in which Rumi was inspired by his spirituality and mysticism discuss their own work and what makes them want to write poetry. They will explore the rhythm of language as they delve into how poetry is used as a vehicle for expression.
Presented in partnership with Massey College.
Gifted by The Massey Foundation in 1963, Massey College’s mission is to nourish learning and serve the public good. It is a Centre of discussion where people and ideas intersect to address critical issues related to the rapidly changing world, to bring together cross-cultural and inter-generational understanding and ethical leadership to answer complex problems facing society today.