“Creole Histories: An Evening with Edwidge Danticat, Nathalie Joachim, and Canisia Lubrin” will take place on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, from 6:30 to 8:00pm (DST) at the Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street) in New York. [Admission is free, but registration is required. See link below.] Description (MoMA): Join us for a special…
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The English translation of acclaimed poet Kim Hye-soon's poetry collection, “Phantom Pain Wings,” has been selected as a finalist in two categories poetry and translated literature at the National Book Critics Circle Awards in the US. “Phantom Pain Wings,” translated by Don Mee Choi, was shortlisted along with four other finalists in the poetry category. Contenders include “Al.
Mosab Abu Toha, a Palestinian-born poet, has been arrested by Israeli authorities in the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip, multiple media outlets have reported. Attorney Diana Buttu told The Washington Post on Monday that Toha was arrested by Israeli officials when he, along with his family, were attempting to evacuate southern Gaza. Toha was arrested at a…
An acclaimed Palestinian poet who spent time at Harvard University as a visiting scholar was recently abducted in Gaza by Israeli military personnel and “interrogated and beaten” before he was released, according to relatives and supporters.