Poetry & Music — Conversations through Verse and Melody
The Kenan Center for Turkish Cultural Studies invites you to its monthly series bringing poetry and music together. This month’s theme is Sublime Frequencies, offering a unique journey into how poetic language listens for sound and resonates with melody.
Event Details
Date: September 19, 2025 — 02:00 PM – 03:00 PM
Venue: Cambridge Public Library, Lecture Hall
Address: 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Admission: Free and open to the public
Guest & Host
Kythe Letitia Heller, ThD will reflect on “Sublime Frequencies,” tracing connections across spiritual poetry. The session will be hosted by Dr. Arzu Eylül Yalçınkaya, guiding the dialogue between verse and melody.
Note: The session highlights the inner cadence of poetry in dialogue with music.
Istanbul Meshk Ensemble
The ensemble will present a brief selection from the Turkish classical and Sufi repertoire:
- A. Yalçınkaya: Vocal, Kemençe, Bendir
- Rebecca Mac: Yaylı Tanbur
- İbrahim Algur: Ud
“When text and melody travel the same path, a timeless conversation begins.”
Program Flow
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 02:00 PM | Welcome & Opening |
| 02:10 PM | Talk by Kythe Letitia Heller |
| 02:30 PM | Istanbul Meshk Ensemble Performance |
| 02:50 PM | Dialogue: Poetry & Music |
| 03:00 PM | Closing |
You are warmly invited!
Join us for an hour where verse and melody converge, creating a shared sense of presence through art.
Register