# 'In Other Words, It Was About Something Else Entirely': Poetry Reading and Discussion with Semyon Khanin ![Event poster for “In Other Words, It Was About Something Else Entirely” – Semyon Khanin: A Poetry Reading and Discussion, featuring Semyon Khanin, Kevin M.F. Platt, and Daria Khitrova, on Thursday, April 16, 5–6:30 PM at the CGIS South Building, Third Floor, Room S354, hosted by the Davis Center and Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences.](/sites/g/files/omnuum2186/files/styles/hwp_5_4__480x385/public/2026-04/4.16%20Semyon%20Khanin.jpg?itok=edTsKOAf) #### calendar\_today Date and Time **April 16, 2026** 05:00PM - 06:30PM EDT #### pin\_drop Location **Room S354, CGIS South** [12 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02472 United States ]() **Semyon Khanin**, Poet and Translator; Founding Member, Orbita Poetry and Multimedia Art Project **Kevin M. F. Platt**, Professor of Russian and East European Studies, University of Pennsylvania Moderator: **Daria Khitrova**, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures Semyon Khanin numbers as one of Latvia’s most prominent poets. His writing combines existential depth, startling and transformative play with fundamental elements of grammar and syntax, and acute wit and humor, and stands at the forefront of innovative Russian-language poetry today. Khanin will appear together with Kevin M. F. Platt, who is among his longstanding translators into English. This bilingual reading will be followed by a Q&A and discussion with the poet and translator. Co-sponsored by the [Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies](https://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu). See also:- [ Literature and Culture Seminars ](/events/literature-and-culture-seminars) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://slavic.fas.harvard.edu/node/1601471/event-feed.ics) Copy link link