Wednesday, July 14, 2021 A Reverence for Words: Understanding Muslim Cultures Through the Arts A Virtual Performance and Conversation with poets Kazim Ali, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, beyza ozer, and Saddiq Daukogi NEH Summer Institute for K-12 Educators
Friday, June 25, 2021 My Sky Is On My Shoulders: A Gathering of Palestinian Poets Charis Books, Charis Circle Watch the event here.
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2020
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2019
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2018
Friday, December 14, 2018 Poetry Party with Copper Canyon Press A celebration of Ursula K. Le Guin’s So Far So Good Readings from local poets and luminaries Hugo House Seattle
Saturday, October 20, 2018 New England Review at 40: An Anniversary Reading Open Books: A Poem Emporium Celebrating 40 years of New England Review with readings by Rick Barot, Gabrielle Bates, Keetje Kuipers, Eric McMillan, Susan Rich, Martha Silano, and Lena Khalaf Tuffaha.
May 17-20, 2018 Skagit Valley Poetry Festival 10th Biennial La Conner, Washington skagitriverpoetry.org
2017
Wednesday, December 27, 2017 Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center Al Masyoon Ramallah, Palestine
Saturday, December 23, 2017 Literaturhaus at Nadi Dubai, UAE
Thursday, December 21, 2017 Halabi Bookshop Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, December 19, 2017 Readers Bookshop Amman, Jordan
Friday, October 6, 2017 Reading with Sahar Mustafah Arab American National Museum Dearborn, MI
Thursday, October 5th, 2017 Reading with poet Heather Derr Smitt Literati Bookstore Ann Arbor, MI
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Red Hen Press Reading with Peggy Shumaker and Ellen Meeropol Annenberg Community Beach House Santa Monica, CA
Saturday, April 29, 2017 Workshop Presidio Branch Library San Francisco, CA
Thursday, April 27, 2017 Deema K. Shehabi and Lena Khalaf Tuffaha Moe's Books Berkeley, CA
Saturday, April 22, 2017 Book Launch! Elliott Bay Book Company
Saturday, March 11, 2017 Chapbook Launch Open Books: A Poetry Emporium
2016-2014
April 1, 2016 In Our Own Words: Muslim Women Poets AWP 2016, Los Angeles Shadab Zeest Hashimi Deema K. Shehabi Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
October 31st, 2015 Nonfiction Now Flagstaff, AZ
October 15, 2014 Words West Literary Series Words West is a literary series lovingly curated and expertly organized by poet Susan Rich, Harold Taw and Katy Ellis in the intimate setting of C&P Coffee House in West Seattle. I had the pleasure of participating in a braided reading with poet Rick Barot; we traded poems back and forth and answered questions posed by Susan and the audience about the relationship between poetry and politics. And we commiserated about the anti-poetic properties of FOX News. Watch the event here.