Mizna’s Experimental Issue: Virtual Launch
Join Mizna in launching The Experimental Issue, guest-edited by Tarik Dobbs, with TWENTY ONE AUTHORS.
Poetry
Lit & Found: David Larsen on Translation ‘As a Constraint-based Form of Writing’
“As part of a series on poetry and translation for the Poetry Foundation’s Harriet Books blog, scholar and translator of pre-modern Arabic literature David Larsen delves into the conjunction that joins translation with poetry, the and between them.”
Najwan Darwish and the Politics/Poetics of Translating Exhaustion
“Translators of Palestinian poetry, in addition to untangling the poetics of pain (or in our case, exhaustion), carry the additional burden of making people listen.”
BAHR: New Page // صفحة جديدة
Join BAHR for this first ever online reading to celebrate the fresh start of a new year with a festive evening full of poems and performances led by their very own past contributors.
afikra Conversations: Poet Naomi Shihab Nye
Join this interview with poet Naomi Shihab Nye for the afikra Conversations series.
afikra Book Club: Poet Safia Elhillo
Join this interview with poet Safia Elhillo for the afikra Book Club series.
Poetry as Storytelling — A Conversation with Nathalie Handal
This workshop with poet and writer Nathalie Handal brings together an interdisciplinary community to explore the intersection of two research agendas (1) thematically, the study of violence and insecurity, broadly-understood; and (2) methodologically, the theory and practice of varied forms of story-telling as a way of accessing and expressing lived experience and human understanding.
The Almond Blossom Knows Its Life Is Short: Poetry of Palestinian Women in Translation
Join this class with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha to explore a selection of translated poetry by Palestinian women.
Arab Poetry through the Ages: A Journey in Translation with Kareem James Abu-Zeid
In this hybrid talk/reading, Kareem James Abu-Zeid will take us on a whirlwind journey through Arab poetry, using his own recent translations as stopping points.