World Literature Lecture Series

Boulder Bookstore and the University of Colorado at Boulder Present: World Literature Lecture Series, 2026-2027

Join us for a series of lectures on authors from around the world, presented by faculty from CU Boulder and Boulder area literati!

This lecture series is FREE and open to everybody! Please register in advance. Refreshments will be served. *Authors will not be present at the lectures in this series*

Monday, October 26th, 2026 at 6:30pm

Rumi

Rumi (1207–1273) was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order. Rumi is an influential figure in Sufism, and his thought and works loom large both in Persian literature and mystic poetry in general. Rumi’s best-known work is the six-volume poem The Masnavi.

Presented by Aun Hasan Ali, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, Religious Studies