​READINGS, POETRY PERFORMANCES, AND Q-AND-As

​I would love to read my work to your students and cultural center members, perform some of my poems, or answer questions about how I navigate life as a teaching-artist and performance poet from Kuwait. 

For my resume, CV, or media kit (and rate card), please visit my Events page.

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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International Poetry Reading, Contemporary Art Platform (CAP)

Reading: "Echo's Song to Her Lover," As it Ought to Be, April 26, 2021; & "Every Day is a Celebration Worthy of Fireworks," One Jacar, Issue 23: April 2021, nominated by One Jacar ​for a Best of the Net, 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.

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Voices and Verses, 2016

"Transference," Kuwait Poets Society, Artspace, Kuwait, ​Nov 16, 2016.​

​Readings & Poetry Performances

International

• Reading from my translation: Lost in Mecca, Barnard College, Hannah Kauders’ Advanced Translation Workshop, New York, USA, 3/27/2023
• Poetry reading: Halal if You Hear me, virtual event organized by Young Chicago Authors as part of the Rooted & Radical festival, Chicago, USA, 4/23/2022
• Poetry reading: Columbia University, Herd Music, New York, USA, 7/7/2020
• Poetry reading: Columbia University, Creations: A Panel Discussion and Writing Showcase, New York, USA, 5/28/2020
• Poetry reading: Columbia University, Decompression, New York, USA, 5/9/2020
• Poetry reading: Columbia University, Opening Zoom-In, a screening series and thesis showcase presented by the MA Film and Media Studies class of 2020, by reading an Ann Carson poem, “The Task of the Translator of Antigone,” New York, USA, 2/8/2020
• Poetry reading: Bridgewater International Poetry Festival Fall 2020 Virtual Event, Virginia, USA, 11/16/2020-11/19/2020
• Reading from Women of Kuwait with Maha Al-Asaker and Justin Aversano, New York, USA, 5/30/2019
• Poetry performance: Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop, New York, USA, 3/8/2019
• Poetry performance: Columbia University, performed the opening poem for Columbia Artist/Teachers (CA/T) and Columbia School of the Arts’s event for Young Artists featuring performances from: Frank Sinatra High School of the Arts, High School of Fashion Industries, Double Discovery Center, Columbia University and Project Morry, New York, USA, 12/8/2018
• Poetry reading: Columbia University, "Our Word," New York, USA, 8/31/2018
• Poetry performance: St. John's Episcopal Church, Global Arts Community Performance, Cleveland, USA, 4/20/2018
• Poetry performance: Distinguished Gentlemen of Spoken Word, Cleveland, USA, 4/20/2018
• Poetry performance: Bowery Poetry Club, New York, USA, 4/17/2018
• Poetry reading: Urban Word NYC, New York, USA, 4/15/2018
• Poetry performance: Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington DC, USA, 4/13:
• Poetry performance: Busboys and Poets, Washington DC, USA, 4/11/2018
• Poetry performance: Featured Poet, Spit Dat, Washington DC, USA, 11/8/2013
• Poetry performance: Featured Poet, Busboys and Poets, Washington DC, USA, 11/7/2013
• Reading a short story: “Raising Jenna,” Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa City, USA, 10/27/2013
• Poetry performance: Deadwood, Iowa City, USA, 10/25/2013
• Poetry performance: Was the Word: After Dark, Clinton Street Social Club, Iowa City, USA, 10/20/2013
• Poetry performance: Feminist Voices, Iowa, USA, 9/27/2013
• Poetry performance: Iowa University, Raquel Baker’s “International Literature Today” course, Iowa, USA, 9/23/2013
  
• Poetry performance: Belle's Basix, Cedar Rapids, USA, 9/19/2013
• Reading a short story: "Circumscribed Criticism," Senior College, Iowa City, USA, 9/27/2013
• Poetry performance: Shubbak Festival, The Mosaic Rooms A.M. Qattan Foundation Tower House, London, UK, 7/4/2013

 
Local (Kuwait)

• Poetry reading: Opening the International Poetry Reading event hosted by the Contemporary Art Platform, which I sponsored and moderated. Lineup included: George Abraham, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Rewa Zeinati, Farah Al-Wugayan, Mona Kareem, Rawa Majdi, AJ Saleh, & Carina Maceira, 5/29/2021
• Reading and Q-and-A: Arab Open University (AOU), hosted by The English Literary Club, discussing Mischief Diary, 3/21/2018
• Poetry performance: Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST), Lines from the Mind, Kuwait Poets Society in collaboration with The English Club, a poetry reading on mental health awareness, 3/12/2018
• Poetry performance: Opening the event with a poetry performance before hosting Kuwait Poets Society’s 1st Slam Poetry Competition "Slam That!", Australian College of Kuwait (ACK), Auditorium, 2/17/2018
• Poetry performance: Headlining, Three & Baristas, Al-Shaheed Park, 1/30/2018
• Poetry performance: The Divan, Hala’ween, Sirdab Lab, 10/28/2017
• Reading and book signing: Kuwait Poets Society and Poetry Therapy, discussing Fountain of Youth, Q8Books, Yarmouk Cultural Center, 10/16/2017
• Reading and book signing: Q8 Readers Book Club, discussing Fountain of Youth, Millennium Hotel & Convention Centre, 8/5/2017
• Poetry performance: Headlining, Kuwait Poets Society’s Legit Open Mic, Applebee’s Al-Bida, 4/26/2017
• Poetry performance: American University of Kuwait’s Biennial Literary Festival with Mai Al-Nakib, Randa Jarar, Sinan Antoon, and Nejood Al-Yagout, 4/6/2017
• Poetry performance: Kuwait Poets Society’s Voices and Verses, Artspace, 3/24/2017
• Poetry performance: New English School (NES), 3/9/2017
• Poetry performance: Abolish Article 153’s International Women’s Day, Al-Shaheed Park's Circle of Peace, poets reading verses about women’s issues: political and social rights, gendered violence, and women empowerment in general, 3/8/2017
• Poetry performance: Abolish Article 153’s "Production on Violence Against Women," a multi-media awareness production on violence against women, Contemporary Art Platform (CAP), 2/10/2017
• Poetry performance: Kuwait Poets Society and Dr. Ed Simone, Sirdab Lab, hosted by The Divan and the US Embassy, 2/9/2017
• Poetry performance: Opening the event with a poetry performance before judging The English School’s Poetry Competition with The British School of Kuwait (BSK) and the New English School (NES), 1/24/2017
• Poetry performance: Kuwait Poets Society (KPS) in partnership with Book Therapy and The Divan, a collaboration for Dr. Shahd Al-Shammari’s book Forget the Words, 1/16/2017
• Poetry performance: Voices & Verses, Kuwait Poets Society’s Birthday Show, 1/12/2017
• Reading and Book Signing, Fountain of Youth, The Divan, Sirdab Lab, 12/24/2016
• Reading and Book Signing, Fountain of Youth, Kuwait Poets Society’s 2nd Voices and Verses. Artspace, 12/23/2016
• Poetry performance: American University of Kuwait, Fikir AUK x KPS: Open Mic Night, Auditorium, 12/15/2016
• Poetry performance: Gulf University for Science and Technology's Poetry Night, hosted by The English Club, 12/7/2016
• Poetry performance: Sadu House, Acoustic Music & Spoken Word event, organized by Khaleejesque and sponsored by Jumo Coffee, 10/20/2016
• Poetry performance: Kuwait Poets Society’s Voices and Verses, Artspace, 11/18/2016
• Poetry performance: 10th Poetry Slam Contest, Taste of Jamaica, 7/16/2016
• Reading fairy tales: The Promenade Mall, Ramadan Ghabgha with Dalal Al-Doub (@DalaliD), 4/19/2016
• Poetry performance: Closing The Divan’s Debates with a poem, Al-Shaheed Park, 4/16/2016
• Poetry performance: Closing the ceremony with a poem written especially for TEDxAlShuwaikh 2016, hosted at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), 3/24/2016
• Poetry performance: Opening the event with a poetry performance before judging Gulf University for Science and Technology's slam poetry competition, 3/15/2016
• Poetry performance: 9th Poetry Slam Contest, Taste of Jamaica, 2/13/2016
• Poetry performance: Opening the event with a poetry performance before judging The English School’s Poetry Competition with The British School of Kuwait (BSK) and the New English School (NES), 1/25/2016
• Poetry performance: Headlining, Gulf University of Science and Technology’s Poetry Night 12/10/2015
• Poetry performance: Word of Mouth, Al-Shaheed Park, Multipurpose Hall, 9/9/2015
• Poetry performance: Opening the event with a poetry performance before judging The English School’s Poetry By Heart Competition with The British School of Kuwait and New English School, 3/30/2015
• Poetry performance: American University of Kuwait (AUK), International Women’s Day event, "Make it Happen in Kuwait," 3/8/3015
• Poetry performance: 7th Poetry Slam Contest, Taste of Jamaica, 1/17/2015
• Short story reading: American Creativity Academy (Girls’ Campus), 10/24/2014
• Short story reading: US Embassy Booth, Kuwait’s 39th Annual Book Fair, in partnership with Amideast, 11/20/24
• Poetry performance: 6th Poetry Slam Contest, Taste of Jamaica in conjunction with Ethi-Sudan Restaurant and Café, 4/18/2014
• Poetry performance: Arab Open University’s The English Day, 3/28/2014
• Poetry performance: Live Theater, Discovery Mall, Isma3ni Anniversary show, 12/20/2013
• Poetry performances: A’Takamul International School, 12/12/2013
• Poetry reading: US Embassy Booth at Kuwait’s Annual Book Fair with Kuwaiti author Dhari Buyabes and US Ambassador Matthew H. Tueller, 11/27/2013
• Reading and book signing: Kuwait’s Annual Book Fair, discussing Before Young Adult Fiction, 11/20/2013-11/30/2013
• Reading & book signing: Q8Bookstore, Bayt Lothan, discussing Before Young Adult Fiction, 11/17/2013
• Poetry performance: Seven Bars Restaurant and Café, sponsored by Taste of Jamaica, 6/2/2013
• Short story reading: “A Melancholic Superhero,” Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiyyah, sponsored by the US Embassy in Kuwait and SABAB Theatre, 5/26/2013
• Poetry performance: American University of Kuwait, The Writing Center, 4/16/2013
• Poetry performance: Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait Writing Club, 4/18/2013
• Poetry performance: Isma3ni Open Mic, Argeela Bar, Amar Plaza, 4/19/2013

WHERE I'VE READ MY WORK

I have spoken at numerous venues and in front of audiences of all ages in public and private cultural and academic institutions, locally and internationally.
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For a list of my past events, click here.

FOR UPCOMING EVENTS &  RESUME

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