EXAMPLES OF HOSTING
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International Poetry Reading at the Contemporary Art Platform - Moderated by Nada Faris
In May 2021, as Netanyahu's government was bombing Gaza, I approached the Contemporary Art Platform in Kuwait to sponsor a poetry event and invited a group of activist poets to answer two questions before sharing their works:
It was my attempt to share with the world my belief that resistance is intersectional and poetry can be healing. The Lineup: |
EXAMPLES OF TEACHING
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‘Dreams Are Like Poems’: The Radical Healing Potential of Poetry
For: The Palestinian Children's Relief Fund (PCRF), Rutgers University Chapter. This piece attempts to answer the questions: 'What is poetry?' & 'Why does writing poetry matter?' An updated version has been published in The Operating System & Liminal Lab. |
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Does Literature Impact the World?
For: Dr. Shahd Al-Shammari's poetry class at Gulf University for Science and Technology, December 28, 2021. In this lecture I attempt to answer the question "Does literature impact the world?" by looking at language, history, politics, and--among other examples--the human eye. |
EXAMPLES OF READINGS
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No Contact's Summer Poetry Contest, 2021
Reading: "Poem to be Read from Right to Left," finalist in No Contact's Summer Poetry Contest, 2021, and nominated for a Pushcart Prize, 2021. |
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Bridgewater International Poetry Festival Fall 2020 Virtual Event
Reading: "Before the Morning After," (p.87) The Indianola Review (Volume 1, Winter 2015); "All Knowledge is Permissible," (p.72), & "Parachutes," (p.73), Nimrod Journal (Spring/Summer 2019: Voices of the Middle East and North Africa); "The Sky Where I Live Is Blue," (pp. 25-26), Fountain of Youth, Vine Leaves Press, 2016. |
EXAMPLES OF SPEAKING
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#TEDxAlShuwaikh, 2017
“Perception is Only an Ink Stain Away” explains how keeping a journal for over a decade gave me a victim consciousness and provides the 3 tools I employed to become proactive. Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre (JAAC), Kuwait. |
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#TEDxCanadianUniversityDubai, 2017
"The Beauty of Friendship" provides tools to help strengthen bonds between friends. Canadian University Dubai, UAE. |