The love poems of Hafez (1310-1390) are like the whispered advice from your best friend. They startle, confound, and resonate. In his poetry, he is the master of magnanimity, tamer of tensions, initiator of intimacy, and mentor of the unconventional.

Poets Bill Wolak and Mahmood Karimi-Hakak and sitarist Srinivas Reddy will perform a unique combination of Persian love poetry and Hindustani ragas that will feature the ghazals of Hafez performed in both Persian and English.