On November 29-30, 2024, Lebanese poetry collective SHATR, alongside a coalition of independent presses, poets, writers, and translators, will take part in a 24-hour GLOBAL READING FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE AND LEBANON.
This is the second iteration of this online manifestation, and is scheduled to take place on November 29-30, 2024 — beginning at 5pm Palestinian time (EET/GMT+2).
This annual event is a powerful and moving show of unity – poetry and publishing knows no borders and can speak powerfully for the right to free expression. Poetry bears witness!
Readers and attendees will convene online, beginning with Palestinian poets in Palestine and following the sun. As one part of the world rests, another will continue. Participants will share poems in their preferred language, affirming the collective power of words.
SHATR COLLECTIVE (Nadine Makarem, Theresa Sahyoun, and Sarah Huneidi) will host a 30-minute segment, where they’ll be joined by Lara Atallah – beginning at 3.30pm Palestine / Beirut time on Saturday, November 30.
Listen to Shatr Collective’s album “Poppies in October” HERE.
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