Writing Memory with Ibtisam Barakat
- 03/30/2017 - 04/02/2017
Event details
Mizna is pleased to offer opportunities for writers to engage with acclaimed Palestinian American poet and memoirist Ibtisam Barakat during her Twin Cities visit. She will be reading from her new memoir “Balcony on the Moon” joining poet Naomi Shihab Nye for a literary conversation on Friday, March 31 at St. Catherines University.
Additionally, she will present a workshop, a craft talk + brunch, and writing feedback for a limited number of people.
-Thursday, 3/30, Writing Feedback Sessions, 3pm to 5pm**
Twenty minute meetings will be individually arranged. Held at Wisdom Ways.
-Saturday, 4/1, Memoir Writing Workshop 10am to 2pm
NOTE LOCATION: Held at Mizna HQ, 2446 University Ave West, Suite 115 St. Paul, MN
-Sunday, 4/2, Craft Talk + Brunch, 10am to Noon
Held at Wisdom Ways
**Please note writing needs to be sent in advance to mizna@mizna.org by 3/20.
About Ibtisam Barakat: Award-winning, Palestinian American author, poet, translator, artist, and educator Ibtisam Barakat was born in Beit Hanina, East Jerusalem, and grew up in Ramallah, Palestine. She writes in both English and Arabic. Her acclaimed memoirs “Balcony on the Moon,” and “Tasting the Sky,” and her other works center on healing social injustices, especially in the lives of young people. Her writings exist in numerous translations.