"An Inventory of Infinite Traces" Gramsci
One of the highlights of this season has been to share a panel with one of my literary heroes, Mir Tamim Ansary. One of the foremost intellectuals and writers in the field of Afghanistan, it was an honor to be invited by him to be at this event. About The Event: Join Tamim Ansary, Sahar Muradi, […]
MoreOn Sept. 8th, I’ll be presenting perhaps my last poetry performance of the year. After opting to live with my academic voice for the next 9 months in order to complete the dissertation (aka give narrative links to the beautiful scattered archival material I’ve been accumulating) and finish the scholarly articles that have accumulated on […]
MoreWriters are for the most part lone wolfs, notorious for hibernating in order to release the “jinns” inside them via writing. However, this year, I found myself more than ever involved in collaborations that expanded my community of Asian American and Central Asian American authors, performers and intellectuals. Since I was bedazzled by the Hipstamatic […]
MoreOn November 8th, Wazhmah Osman and I were the two Afghans in the audience of this wonderful play: “Infinite Incompleteness” Hadi Marifat, writes, “The voices are now raised, but is anybody ready to listen?” in one of his papers on the Theater of Justice that his NGO The Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization (AHRDO) […]
MoreThanks to David Henderson and Chris Brandt for a lovely and meaningful event on a warm Sunday afternoon in October for the Howl Festival: The lovely poet, Sara Goudarzi. Everyone came out with these fantastic glowing faces as if illuminated features were quite average things for poets and musicians these days. Poet and actress, Sahar […]
MorePoets for Renewable Energy and Peace (PREP) at Howl Festival (NYC) When: Sunday, October 23 Time: 1-4pm Where: Theater 80 on 80 St. Marks Place (East 8th St. & 1st Avenue) in Manhattan. Who: Sahar Muradi, Zohra Saed, Anne Waldman, The Mast (featuring Haale Gafori and Matt Kilmer), Sara Goudarzi, Bob Rosenthal, Papoleto Melendez, Yusuf […]
MoreThere is so much to say about the event on Oct. 7th — a reunion of artist friends, a meeting of new friends, and a commemoration. Yellow candles lit the Mandragoras Gallery where Afghan Americans and an Afghan Brit came together to share the process of art-making and self-making during these years of war in […]
MoreTime Wednesday, September 28 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm Location Blue Gem Room at Paul Robeson Theater in Fort Greene, Brooklyn 54 Greene Avenue, 1st Floor More Info Join us for a polyphonic performance with poetry mixed with audio excerpts of interviews with Asian American community members!Together We Are New York helps to ensure Asian American […]
MoreA Kavad for Remembering 9/11: Together We Are New York “The sense of urgency to write often comes from a place of necessity – to discover truth, to challenge the simplification of stories.” (Hossannah Asuncion) The 10th anniversary of 9/11 will bring an outpouring of emotions and remembrances: this project ensures, through community interviews by […]
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