The Poetry of Migration

3420 Walnut Street,Philadelphia PA 19104

30 March, 2022

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Poets Ahmad Almallah, Herman Beavers, Fatemeh Shams, Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, and Simone White read their poetry reflecting on migration. Wolf Humanities Center • University of Pennsylvania 2021–2022 FORUM ON MIGRATION The Poetry of MigrationPresented in collaboration with Kelly Writers House Perhaps no other art allows us to appreciate the complexity of migration more so than poetry. A poem can illuminate not only the structural forces that bring about the mass movement of people, but also the individual experiences and personal feelings that migrants contend with—be they sorrow and joy, longing and belonging, anxiety and excitement, all of which can cohere in a poem. Please join us as five outstanding poets, Ahmad Almallah, Herman Beavers, Fatemeh Shams, Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, and Simone White, read works that reflect on an enduring feature of the human experience, migration. More information: https://wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/poetry-migration Cosponsored by Penn's Departments of English and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Middle East Center, and Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. In accordance with Penn’s COVID-19 Guidelines, all in-person attendees are required to wear a mask; display their PennOpen Pass or PennOpen Campus green pass before entry; attest to having been vaccinated; and register their contact information with the organizers in the case that follow-up from contact tracers is needed.The Wolf Humanities Center values inclusivity and we aim to create a welcoming environment for people of all backgrounds. Please feel free to note any accessibility needs or concerns in your registration, or connect with us by email or phone (215.573.8280). The Wolf Humanities Center is the University of Pennsylvania's main hub for interdisciplinary humanities research and public programming. Please join us in considering our common stake in the "thinking arts!"