Poetry Tastes Like: The Soil, Salt & Fruit of an Occupied Land

“Poetry Tastes Like” is a reading group series reimagining literature through a dialogue with taste. It's a literature pairing.
About this Event

On Wednesday, November 18th, we explore land as more than just a romantisized metaphor. We find grounding in the tangible textures of our attachment and identity and invite you to Poetry Tastes Like: The Soil, Salt and Fruit of an Occupied Land. we will ask: What grows, flourishes and dies on land? What lingers and what escapes? Where does imagination begin and memory end?

In this session, we draw inspiration from the terrains of Palestine (both in taste and poetry), where agriculture is both a celebrated livelihood and a threatened one. Palestinian relationship to the land offers us an opportunity to explore our own. We’re happy to be in conversation with Palestinian poet Zeina Jhaish as our special guest who will share her curation of Gazan poets. 

Each guest will receive a personalised envelope containing all materials. Drinks are non-alcoholic and included in the ticket price.

** A portion of ticket sales will go towards the Palestine Social Fund, helping sustain the livelihoods of workers whose labour and livelihoods are rooted in the land.

Each guest will receive a personalised envelope containing all materials. Drinks are non-alcoholic and included in the ticket price. Doors open at 6 pm and event starts at 6:30 SHARP.

Our collaborators:

Le Salon dans la ville: brings Salon du livre de Montreal into neighbourhoods across Montreal, making literature more accessible through community events and activities.

HOUNA: Houna (هـنــا), meaning ‘Here’ in Arabic, embodies the present moment. Through art, Houna fosters community education, wellbeing, and cultural reconnection, centering the SWANA experience.