Part of the Writing in Displacement series of readings and conversations with creative writers from conflict zones, this event brings together three remarkable Palestinian voices for a full day of poetry, performance art, film, and conversation.

Featured artists:

• Fargo Nissim Tbakhi, performance artist and poet, author of Terror Counter (longlisted for the National Book Award)
• Hind Shoufani, Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning filmmaker, writer, and poet
• Sharif S. Elmusa, scholar, poet, and co-editor of Grape Leaves: A Century of Arab-American Poetry

Everyone is invited to stay for a free lunch at noon, followed by a Lunch and Learn conversation with the artists.

This event is co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Program; Department of Applied Linguistics; Department of Comparative Literature; Department of English; Department of History; Center for Democratic Deliberation; Center for Global Studies; Paul Robeson Cultural Center; Edwin Erle Sparks Professorship in Applied Linguistics and Jewish Studies; Migration Studies Project; and Penn State University Libraries.