Ekphrasis: An Evening of Boxing & Poetry

On October 19th, at 5:00 PM, the UCLA Department of European Languages & Transcultural Studies, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, presents Ekphrasis, an evening dedicated to the renowned poet and writer Gabriele Tinti and his celebrated series of ekphrastic poetry.

Event Details:
Date & Time: October 19, 5:00 PM
Location: UCLA Royce Hall, Room 236, Los Angeles, CA

Gabriele Tinti is an Italian poet. He has worked with the J. Paul Getty Museum, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
the Capitolini Museums (among many other institutions), and his poems have been
performed by actors including Abel Ferrara, Willem Dafoe and Kevin Spacey. In 2018 his
ekphrastic poetry project Ruins was awarded the Premio Montale with a ceremony at the
Museo Nazionale Romano in Palazzo Altemps. His recent publications are Last Words
(Milan: Skira Rizzoli, 2016), The Earth Will Come To Laugh and To Feast (New York:
Powerhouse Books, 2020), Ruins (London: Eris Press; Milan: Libri Scheiwiller, 2021),
Bleedings (Milan: La Nave di Teseo, 2022; New York: Contra Mundum Press, 2023),
Confessions (London: Eris Press), Hungry Ghosts (London: Eris Press, 2024) and The
Boxer (London: Eris Press, 2026)

This event is presented as part of the celebrations for the 26th Week of the Italian Language in the World.