Domenico Ingenito: Beholding Beauty: Saʿdi of Shiraz and the Aesthetics of Desire in Medieval Persian Poetry Author, Domenico Ingenito. Photo courtesy of Ghazal Sheei.
Domenico Ingenito speaks about the ecstatic poetry of Saʿdi, a 13th-century Persian literary master overlooked for far too long. Called a king of poets in his own time, his unstudied lyrical connections between eroticism, spirituality, and politics have never been given the attention they deserve, but now is a time to understand his concept of openness to beauty and gender fluidity. Ingenito discusses being a spectator of the world and pushing the boundaries of perception.
On Saturday, March 6, NIAC Action was thrilled to launch our first Norooz 1400 event “Beholding Beauty: Exploring Desire, Sexuality, and Spirituality Through Sa’di Shirazi” co-hosted by the NIAC Chicago, New York, and San Francisco chapters.