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Nov
25
to Nov 26
Reading

International Reading for Freedom of Expression & Solidarity with Palestine

On November 25th, we gather writers from around the world for a 24 hour reading in support of Palestinian writers, Palestinian voices in diaspora, and their allies. We gather in the spirit of fundamental respect for life and liberation. As individual poets, artists & writers, and representatives of independent arts organizations, we call for an end to all ongoing genocidal aggression globally. We condemn the collective punishment of Palestinians and call for a global commitment to protect freedom of expression and critical dissent.

Watch the livestream recording here.

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2023 DreamYard Rad(ical) Poetry Consortium Reading
Jun
22
6:00 PM18:00
Reading

2023 DreamYard Rad(ical) Poetry Consortium Reading

As a fellow in DreamYard's 2023 Rad(ical) Poetry Consortium, I’m reading a couple of my poems on Thursday, June 22, 2023 from 6:00-7:00pm ET online over Zoom along with 10 amazing poets. Hosted by Ellen Hagan and Andy Powell, the public fellows reading is the culmination of two days of a generative and transformative poetry intensive for emerging poets who center community in their work, both on and off the page.

If you’re able to attend in-person in NYC, please join the program at DreamYard Art Center (1085 Washington Ave, Bronx, NY 10456).

Please join us by registering here.

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An Assembly of Moths: Afghanistan, One Year Later
Aug
25
12:00 PM12:00
Reading

An Assembly of Moths: Afghanistan, One Year Later

An Assembly of Moths: Afghanistan One Year Later

A Gathering Through Art

Streamed live August 25, 2022 at 12pm EDT.

Featured artists include: filmmaker Ali Baluch, violinists Trina Basu & Arun Ramamurthy, rabab player Qais Essar, poet Seelai Karzai, dancer Parul Shah, interdisciplinary artist Zelikha Shoja, poet Liala Zaray, and more.

August 15, 2022 marks the one-year anniversary of the precipitous events in Afghanistan. The Afghan American Artists & Writers Association (AAAWA), in collaboration with City Lore, presents a gathering of Afghan and Afghan American artists and friends to reflect on this moment and to collectively affirm our humanity, preservation, and imagination through music, poetry, visual art, and dance. We come together in community and for community. We come together out of love and grief, and yet more love. We assemble with the ferocity of moths toward that which is most luminous and most enduring.

The event is free, though we welcome donations to support AAAWA’s work in advocating for and amplifying the work of artists of Afghan heritage.

Assembly of Moths takes its title from a poem of the same name by Khalilullah Khalili. The poster was designed by Mohammad Sabir.

Watch the full event here.

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Hen House at Home: The New Moons Anthology Launch Celebration [Online]
Nov
3
to Nov 4
Reading

Hen House at Home: The New Moons Anthology Launch Celebration [Online]

Join Seelai alongside many other writers at the New Moons anthology celebration. Red Hen Press is so honored to be publishing this important and vital anthology highlighting work by contemporary North American Muslims. In this special event, with an introduction by editor Kazim Ali, we celebrate this anthology with flash readings from over 20 contributors!

For more info on this free event, click here. Join us live here.

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Newtown Literary Issue #13 Launch Reading [Queens, NY]
Dec
7
to Dec 8
Reading

Newtown Literary Issue #13 Launch Reading [Queens, NY]

Please join us to celebrate the launch of our 13th issue! We're excited to introduce more great Queens poetry and prose with the help of our readers, all featured in (lucky!) Issue 13.

Our host will be Alina Shen. Readers include: Shrima, Jaymi Grullon, Jason Fischedick, Ana Martinez Orizondo, Seelai Karzai.

This event is free and this event is open to the public. Learn more and RSVP here.

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Distant Attachments: Unsettling Contemporary Afghan Diasporic Art [NYC]
Oct
15
to Oct 18
Reading, Panel Discussion

Distant Attachments: Unsettling Contemporary Afghan Diasporic Art [NYC]

Join the Afghan Afghan American Artists and Writers Association (AAAWA) for a three-day series of literary, visual, and performance art responding to the different relationships, connections, detachments, and dispositions one can have to “the homeland” in one’s creative work. Get a glimpse of artistic productions from within the Afghan diaspora in North America that unsettle the meaning of homeland, and how the condition of diaspora both opens and forecloses the political potential of art.

Artists include: Aisha Wahab, Angela Ahmadi, Fazila Amiri, Hangama Amiri, Gazelle Samizay, Ghulam Pardais, Laimah Osman, Leila Christine Nadir, Madina Tabesh, Mahnaz Rezaie, Mariam Said, Marzia Nawrozi, Mina Zohal, Qais Essar, Seelai Karzai, Yelda Mohmand, Yusuf Misdaq, and Zakarya Sherzad.

Learn more and RSVP here.

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Muslim Writers Collective Open Mic and Town Hall: A Parking Space Called America [NYC]
Feb
15
to Feb 16
Reading

Muslim Writers Collective Open Mic and Town Hall: A Parking Space Called America [NYC]

Join Muslim Writers Collective on Friday, February 27, 2015 at ThoughtWorks (99 Madison Avenue between E 29th and E 30th Streets). Doors open at 7 PM, event starts at 7:30 PM.

Muslim Writers Collective New York, in collaboration with their official co-sponsor, Muslim Community Network, will dedicate the February Open Mic to commemorate Deah, Yusor, and Razan, the victims of the Chapel Hill shooting, and discuss the implications for Muslim America.

Learn more and RSVP here.

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