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Something About Living by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

Event Type

Lecture

Sponsor

Center for Advanced Study, Center for African Studies, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, Center for Global Studies, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Creative Writing Program, Department of Comparative and World Literature, European Union Center, Illinois Global Institute, LAS Global Studies, Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies, Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security, The Program in Jewish Culture and Society, Russian, East European and Eurasian Center, Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity.

Location

Knight Auditorium Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St. Urbana. IL 61801

Date

Sep 16, 2025   5:00 - 7:00 pm  

Speaker

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, National award-winning Poet, Essayist, and Translator

Contact

Maha Chahine

E-Mail

chahine2@illinois.edu

Originating Calendar

Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity

The book "Something About Living" is a lyrical meditation on Palestinian life, memory, and resistance. Winner of the National Book Award, the collection blends poetic innovation with political insight. In this talk, Tuffaha will read from her work and reflect on how her poetry engages with Palestinian Culture, history, and politics. 

Tuesday, September 16, 2025, from 5 pm - 7 pm, at Knight Auditorium Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801