Loading ...Arab-American Heritage Month Poetry Reading
Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/15/2023
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Ellanor C. Lawrence Park
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0.00 USD
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Website:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/norfolk/article/Fairfax-Poet-Laureate-Will-Launch-Poetry-In-The-Parks-in-April-20230221
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Organization:
Poet Laureate Danielle Badra and ArtsFairfax and Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA)
Chantilly, VA
Featuring Zeina Azzam, Rayan Afif, and Danielle Badra*
To celebrate National Poetry Month and Arab-American Heritage Month, hear the works of local Arab-American poets Rayan Afif, Zeina Azzam (Alexandria Poet Laureate 2022-25), and Danielle Badra (Fairfax Poet Laureate 2022-24). Following the reading, parkgoers are invited to participate in a poetry writing workshop to learn and practice the Ghazal, an Arabic verse form with an intricate rhyme scheme.
