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Join poet and artist Sham-e-Ali Nayeem for a free workshop focusing on poetry as a practice to process and heal from trauma. Limited spaces available! Secure yours by following the ticket link.

Sham-e-Ali Nayeem is a poet, visual artist, and author of the poetry collection, City of Pearls (UpSet Press 2019). Born in Hyderabad, India and raised in both the UK and the US, she is a former public interest lawyer supporting economic justice for survivors of family and intimate partner violence. A recipient of the Loft Literary Center Spoken Word Immersion Fellowship, Sham-e-Ali’s poetry has appeared in Apiary, Dusie and Mizna, and can be found in anthologies, including Shattering the Stereotypes: Muslim Women Speak Out (Olive Branch Press, 2005), Living Islam Out Loud: American Muslim Women Speak (Beacon Press, 2005) and Shout Out: Women of Color Respond to Violence (Seal Press, 2008).

Presented by Mizna and Pangea World Theater.