November 4, 2021
Mizna 22.1 Foreword: On SWANA Literature + Art
Ruba ElMelik, Aram Kavoossi and Mizna CommunityPurchase your copy of Mizna 22.1 here.As Mizna asserts its identity beyond the frame of Arabness, we find ourselves gathering more as a collective of intersecting lives and experiences than as representatives of any fixed identity. While Mizna’s work has recently been categorized under the term Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA), we recognize the inherent limitations of any term to fully hold us as we work toward cultural and political...
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October 25, 2021
Mizna 22.1 Virtual Launch
WATCH THE LAUNCH HEREMizna launches its summer 2021 issue, Mizna 22.1, featuring readings by Hassan Saby, Maya Salameh, Nardine Taleb and Rania Mamoun.This virtual reading takes place Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 5pm CT.ORDER MIZNA 22.1ABOUT THE AUTHORSHassan Saby is the manifestation of our community’s collective homophobia. Maya Salameh is a poet fellow of the William Male Foundation and a 2016 National Student Poet, America’s highest honor for youth poets. She is the winner of the...
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October 25, 2021
Villainy: A Mizna Community Reading + Conversation
Harnessing street protest as a poetic formation, Andrea Abi-Karam’s latest book of poetry, Villainy, exhibits the desires that bring queers into public space.Mizna celebrates the release of Villainy with a virtual reading and conversation on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 1pm CT. Featuring readings by Andrea Abi-Karam, Elmaz Abinader, Romaissaa Benzizoune, Tarik Dobbs, and Nour Kamel, followed by a conversation between Andrea Abi-Karam and Mizna Literary Programs Manager Ruba...
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