ANDREA ABI-KARAM is an Arab-American genderqueer punk poet-performer cyborg, writing on the art of killing bros, the intricacies of cyborg bodies, trauma & delayed healing. Their chapbook, THE AFTERMATH (Commune Editions), attempts to queer Fanon’s vision of how poetry fails to inspire revolution. Andrea’s first book, EXTRATRANSMISSION [Kelsey Street Press, 2019], is a poetic critique of the U.S. military’s role in the War on Terror.

ROMAISSAA BENZIZOUNE is from New York City and from-from Morocco. Her personal essays have appeared in outlets including Buzzfeed, McSweeney’s, Teen Vogue, and The New York Times. Her current obsession is TikTok the app.

SHAM-E-ALI NAYEEM is the author of the poetry collection, City of Pearls (UpSet Press 2019). She is a Muslim Indian American poet and artist of Hyderabadi descent. A public interest lawyer supporting economic justice for survivors of family and intimate partner violence, Sham-e-Ali is the recipient of the Loft Literary Center Spoken Word Immersion Fellowship.

This event is Co-Sponsored by Mizna

This event will be live streamed on the Asian American Writers’ Facebook page.

NOTE ON ACCESSIBILITY
* The space is wheelchair accessible. No stairs. Direct elevator from ground floor to 6th floor.
* We strongly encourage all participants of the space/event to be scent-free.
If you all have any other specific questions about accessibility, please email Tiffany Le at tle@aaww.org with any questions on reserving priority seating.