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Three Poets, Three Voices, One Message: A Benefit for Gaza
Islamic Cultural Center
Oakland, CA
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Three Poets, Three Voices, One Message: A Benefit for Gaza
Friday, November 14, 7pm
Islamic Cultural Center
1433 Madison Street,Oakland CA
Tickets: $15-$20 sliding scale, Students $10

Three award-winning women poets from Palestine, Iran, and Pakistan read their work to benefit children in Gaza:

Palestinian poet DEEMA K. SHEHABI is the award-winning author of Thirteen Departures from the Moon (2011) and co-author with Marilyn Hacker of Diaspo/Renga (2014).

PERSIS KARIM is professor of English and Comparative Literature at San Jose State University. She has edited numerous articles on literature of the Iranian diaspora plus three anthologies, including Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian American Writers.
 
Pakistani poet SHADAB ZEEST HASHMI is the author of Kohl & Chalk and Baker of Tarifa, which won the San Diego Book Award for poetry;  she also recently won the Nazim Hikmet Poetry Prize.

If you use a wheelchair, we will assist you in using the elevator.

Presented by Donna K. Khorsheed
Sponsored by: Middle East Children's Alliance
For info: 510-548-0542, mecaforpeace.org

Location

Islamic Cultural Center (View)
1433 Madison Street
Oakland, CA 94605
United States

Categories

Arts > Literary
Other > Political

Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: No

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