Intensive: I Begin Again with the Smallest Numbers: Attention and Attunement with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
In a time of escalating injustice and violence and ongoing grief throughout our communities, it can feel impossible to return to the page. And yet, these are the times we often reach for the wisdom and clarity of those who endured before us and wrote the poems that became our touchstones and amulets. In this poetry
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workshop, we ll explore practices that fine-tune our attention, return us to ourselves, and help us to access our own voice on the page when we need it most. In-Person 3-Hour Intensive | Thursday | October 29 | 6-9pm ET This in-person intensive will take place at Poets House in Kray Hall on the first floor. All are welcome, space is limited. A limited number of need-based scholarships are available. Please email support@poetshouse.org with any questions. By attending or participating in this program, you agree to abide by our Community Agreement. About the Educator: Lena Khalaf Tuffaha is a poet, essayist, and translator. She is the author of three books of poetry: Something About Living (UAkron, 2024), winner of the 2024 National Book Award and winner of the 2022 Akron Prize for Poetry; Kaan Her Sisters (Trio House Press, 2023), finalist for the 2024 Firecracker Award and honorable mention for the 2024 Arab American Book Award; and Water Salt (Red Hen, 2017), winner of the 2018 Washington State Book Award and honorable mention for the 2018 Arab American Award. Her writing has appeared in journals including Los Angeles Review of Books, Michigan Quarterly Review, the Nation, Poets.org, Protean, Prairie Schooner, and many others. Tuffaha’s work has also been anthologized widely, including in The Long Devotion (Georgia Press), We Call to the Eye and the Night (Persea Press), and Gaza Unsilenced (Just World Books). She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature from the University of Washington and an MFA from Pacific Lutheran University’s Rainier Writing Workshop. Tuffaha lives with her family in Redmond, Washington.