This event will be a short talk and a reading from Professor James Montgomery’s recently published translation of War Songs - the poetry of the sixth-century Arab warrior-poet ‘Antarah ibn Shaddad. James Montgomery will talk briefly about the series, The Library of Arabic Literature, in which War Songs appeared, about the book itself, and the poetry and the challenges of finding a modern voice in English for a sixth-century epic warrior living in the highlands of Arabia. There will be plenty of opportunities for questions from the audience, and the evening’s event will be focused on readings from the poetry.