Prof. Shams will share her experiences and read her poetry. Question and Answer Period and Reception will follow. Shams currently serves as Associate Professor of Persian Literature and Gender Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been living in exile since June 2009 and her lived experience has served as a springboard for her poetic creativity and her feminist activism. Hosted by the Women’s Parish Association and the Diversity Committee of First Parish in Concord, Unitarian Universalist in cooperation with UMass Lowell and the Greeley Scholar for Peace Program. Free and open to the public. In-Person and Zoom Event.