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Baba’s and Mizna co-present the third reading of their quarterly series featuring the Mizna Writing Collective and special guests. This time, we’ll hear from Aziz Bisanz,  Tarik Dobbs, and Jna Shelomith. 

Join us on October 17, 2025 at 7pm, Baba’s Hummus House & Mana’eesh Bakery

This event is free to attend.

ABOUT THE READERS

Aziz Bisanz is a queer and trans Lebanese American somatic therapist, cultural worker, astrologer and writer. Aziz tends the Grief and Rage Circle for Palestine, is a member of the Mizna Writing Collective, and the owner of Wise Crescent Somatics. 

Tarik Dobbs is a writer, artist, and assistant professor of English in creative writing (poetry) at Southwest Minnesota State University. Dobbs’ debut poetry collections Nazar Boy (2024) and Dearbornistan (forthcoming) are from Haymarket Books.

With roots stretching from Morocco and Russia, Jna Shelomith comes from a six-thousand-year tradition of using poetry to tell important news. She’s been a Riot Grrrl guitarist and street-based outreach worker to homeless youth who grew up in New York City. As a Mizrachi badass, Jna brings passion for equity, healing, and justice to her paid work in local government.