#  Amid Violence in the Middle East, Palestinian American Poet Shares Work at Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies 

 





October 25, 2023

 

 

 Lisa Suhair Majaj — an author and scholar of Arab American Literature — shared a collection of her poems at a Tuesday event at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Majaj, who was born in America and grew up in Jordan, shared 17 of her poems chronicling her life as a Palestinian American. Speaking to an audience of more than 30 people, she acknowledged the difficulty of the subject matter amidst the violence unfolding in Israel and Palestine. [Read more about this event in the *Harvard Crimson*](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/10/25/palestinian-american-poetry-reading/).



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Middle East Forum ](/eventseries/me-forum)
- [ Literature ](/research-field/literature)
- [ Israel ](/research-region/israel)
- [ Palestinian Territories ](/research-region/palestinian-territories)
- [ 2023-24 ](/academic-year/2023-24)
 
 

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