Third Thurs Poetry: leena aboutaleb/George Abraham/Jess Rizkallah/Jess Yuan
About this Event
In person at Brookline Booksmith! Join us for an evening of poetry with Jess Rizkallah, Jess Yuan, leena aboutaleb, & George Abraham!
This event is part of Third Thursdays Poetry, a monthly reading series at Brookline Booksmith.
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Third Thursdays Poetry: October
George Abraham (they/هو) is a Palestinian American poet, essayist, critic, performance artist. A two-time Arab American Book Awardee, they are the author of When the Arab Apocalypse Comes to America (Haymarket, 2027) and Birthright (Button Poetry, 2020). They are the Editor-at-Large of Mizna, and co-editor of Homosexual Intifada (Interlink Books, 2026) and HEAVEN LOOKS LIKE US: Palestinian Poetry (Haymarket, 2025) which was long-listed for the Palestine Book Award. They are a graduate of Northwestern’s Litowitz MFA+MA program, and teach at Amherst College as a Writer-in-Residence.
Jess Rizkallah is a Lebanese poet and visual artist. Her book the magic my body becomes won the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize as awarded by the Radius of Arab-American writers and University of Arkansas Press. Her zines include IF LUV IS A CHEMICAL SO WHAT WHO CARES, and ANYWAY. She was a 2022 Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellow. She is calling on you to recommit yourself to the liberation of the Palestinian people each day. Instagram: @jessriz.art
Jess Yuan is a poet, educator, and architect. She is the author of Slow Render (2024), winner of the Airlie Prize, and the chapbook Threshold Amnesia (2020), winner of the Yemassee Chapbook Contest. Jess is a Kundiman fellow and holds an MFA from the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars. Her writing received the Gulf Coast Poetry Prize, and appears in Best New Poets, New England Review, AGNI, and elsewhere. She is the Director of Intermediate Studios at Boston Architectural College.
leena aboutaleb is an Egyptian and Palestinian writer who asks you to commit to the Palestinian liberation struggle. She is the author of THALASSA (Game Over Books, 2026). Her pamphlet, Expeditions of Projection, was released in 2023 (VIBE). Her film, ‘Oracle,’ co-produced with Youssef ElNahas debuted in Venice, 2025. Read her work at www.leenaboutaleb.onl.
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EVENT ACCESSIBILITY
This event will take place at street level. If possible, the event will be livestreamed to YouTube. ASL interpretation may be provided (based on the availability of interpreters) but must be requested at least 2 weeks in advance of the event. Seats are limited. Please email us at [email protected] as soon as possible if you require ASL interpretation, guaranteed seating, or other accommodations. We will do our best to serve your needs!
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