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April 20, 2024 – 8:00 pm

DAVID COX: TRAUM EUROPA + LASLEY + RHODY/SMITH + The second half of our Neo-Geo double-header is all about the world-at-LARGE, with a dozen expansive cine-essays, ranging from the Sri Lanka civil war to Texas-toasted digital dystopias. Mission maestro David Cox anchors the evening with his exploded-tabletop live-triagrammed Traum Europa, an enacted micro/meta-history of Europe‘s shifting relations of Nation and Identity. Closer to home, tho still Great Plains-otherworldly, Justin Rhody and Abby Smith are here in person, back from… Read more »

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Tripwire Series: Safaa Fathy, poet and filmmaker in person

April 19, 2024 – 7:00 pm

The Poetry Center’s Tripwire Cross-Cultural Poetics Series welcomes poet and filmmaker Safaa Fathy, presenting her work in both poetry and film, and joining in conversation with her audience. This rare appearance by the Egyptian-born artist, visiting from her home in France, is presented with our gratitude to UK and US publishers Pamenar Press (Ghazal Mozadeq) and Litmus Press… Read more »

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Mazza Writer in Residence Priscilla Wathington with Colette Ghunim and Sara Maamouri

April 14, 2024 – 2:00 pm

The Poetry Center presents Mazza Writer in Residence Priscilla Wathington, reading her poetry that draws from her experiences as a Palestinian American and her past human rights advocacy work with local Palestinian organizations, and joining in conversation with filmmakers Colette Ghunim and Sara Maamouri. Their work-in-progress film Traces of Home (2024), explores the impact of having to leave one’s homeplace (Palestine and… Read more »

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