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Thursday, August 28, 2025

Salon Camden’s very own Azmi Haq was invited by Diáspora Ideas Migrantes in Bogotá to take part in their Encuentros Migrantes series. Diáspora is a home for artists of the diaspora whose creativity has been shaped by Bogotá, a city that became Azmi’s own wellspring of inspiration.
It was here, during the solitude of the pandemic, that parts of his book Dubday Dubday Tar Gaya: I Nearly Drowned! were written. Bogotá and Lahore met in a night of poetry that crossed oceans and cultures, as Azmi shared how Latin America has left a mark on his latest book of poems.
The event created a space of dialogue across languages and cultures, enriched by the live translation of María Cecilia Sánchez and Esteban Hütter. It was a celebration of language, memory, and cultural exchange, bringing together voices that bridge continents.
Next up: Toronto!