Something About Living by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- Hosted by the Center for South Asian & Middle Eastern Studies. Co-sponsored by 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 the Study of Global Gender Equity, 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.
- 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
- chahine2@illinois.edu
- Views
- 119
- 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