Bangladeshi American poet Shams A. Momin, an author of seven full-length books of poetry in Bengali, is set to read his work at First Tuesdays, a neighborhood reading series.

The event will be held on January 3, 2023 at Espresso 77 Café, 35-57 77th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. (Time: 7:00 — 9:00 PM (open-mic sign up at 6:30)

His selected poems were published at the Kolkata Book Fair 2022, India and an upcoming book, Critical Essays on the poetry of Shams A. Momin, edited by Dr. Abedin Kader of the City University of New York, is scheduled to be out at Dhaka Book Fair in February 2023. 

A regular contributor to many renowned literary journals in Bangladesh, India, and the U.S.A., Momin’s poems have also appeared in Queens Bound 2021. Momin studied English literature at Central State University in Ohio, where he earned a B.A., and he received his M.A. in Education at Touro College, New York. 

For more than twenty-five years, he worked as an English teacher and a mentor in New York City public schools. Shams believes that poetry can change the world, and he uses it to inspire young people.

First Tuesdays is an open-mic, featured-reader, neighborhood literary series that presents writers to read their work.

BDST: 1439 HRS, DEC 29, 2022
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