Persian Culture Talk: Exploring Ferdowsi's Shahnameh -
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT), at OC library, Rancho Santa Margarita Branch.

This literary program invites audiences into the enchanted world of the Shahnameh ('The Book of Kings'), the monumental Persian epic composed by the poet Ferdowsi over a thousand years ago. Comparable in scope to Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad, the Shahnameh stands as the foundation of Persian literature and identity. Through storytelling, poetry reading, and cultural reflection, this program reveals how Ferdowsi’s timeless language continues to inspire our understanding of courage, justice, and destiny.