8:00 pm
Amherst College Holden Theater Complex
$5

Acclaimed poet Suheir Hammad will read from new writings in the early process of transferring from page to stage. These letters and journals draw from her personal experience as a Palestinian American, extensive research on the history and literature of Zionism, and recent visits to Palestine. In this work, Hammad seeks to create a safe space where difficult confessions can be expressed, and artist and audience can sit together as fragile, connected humans. She approaches the complex issues of Palestinian and Israeli relations with empathy and humanity, seeking to present a viewpoint that too often goes unreported, misrepresented, or misunderstood.