{"id":22313,"date":"2020-06-15T14:40:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T10:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=22313"},"modified":"2020-06-15T14:44:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T10:44:04","slug":"afra-atiqlemn-sissayand-carlos-gomez-bring-the-power-of-poetry-in-next-edition-of-the-literary-conversations-across-borders-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/afra-atiqlemn-sissayand-carlos-gomez-bring-the-power-of-poetry-in-next-edition-of-the-literary-conversations-across-borders-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Afra Atiq, Lemn Sissay, And Carlos Gomez Bring The Power Of Poetry In Next Edition Of The ‘Literary Conversations Across Borders’ Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

An outstanding live digital event bringing together top poets Lemn Sissay, Afra Atiq<\/strong> and Carlos Gomez\u00a0<\/strong>has been organised by the Emirates Literature Foundation as part of the Literary Conversation Across Borders series. The session will take place on Saturday 20 June at 19.30pm (UAE).<\/p>\n

\u201cAll three of these exceptional performance poets have taken part in the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, but this will be the first occasion where they have appeared together,\u201d said Isobel Abulhoul, CEO and Trustee of the Emirates Literature Foundation. \u201cThey are all charismatic performers, never failing to evoke an emotional response from their audience and this exhilarating event is really one not to be missed. It perfectly encapsulates the \u2018Literary Conversations Across Borders\u2019 project, bringing together the UAE, UK and USA in celebration of the power of poetry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Afra\u00a0Atiq<\/strong>\u00a0is an Emirati scholar and poet, recently completing her PhD in Media and Creative Industries. Her artistic work explores a broad range of topics which include heritage, culture, identity, legacy, self-acceptance, grief, and almost everything in between. She writes and performs in a blend of English, Arabic, and French and has been featured on numerous international platforms and locally showcased her work, notably at the Dubai Opera, Louvre Abu Dhabi, PublisHer summit in Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi Art.<\/p>\n

Lemn Sissay\u00a0<\/strong>is British and Ethiopian and a BAFTA-nominated, award-winning international writer and broadcaster. He has written collections of poetry and plays, and his critically acclaimed memoir,\u00a0My Name is Why<\/em> was published last year. His series of Landmark poems are visible on buildings in London, Manchester, Huddersfield and Addis Ababa. In 2019, Lemn was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize, given to writers who, in the words of Harold Pinter\u2019s Nobel speech, \u2018cast an unflinching, unswerving gaze upon the world\u2019. He was appointed MBE for services to literature in 2014.<\/p>\n

Carlos Andr\u00e9s G\u00f3mez<\/strong>\u00a0is a multi-award winning Colombian-American poet from New York City, and\u00a0author\u00a0of\u00a0Hijito<\/em>, selected by Eduardo C. Corral as the 2018 Broken River Prize winner, and the memoir\u00a0Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood<\/em>.\u00a0A star of HBO\u2019s\u00a0Def Poetry Jam<\/em>, TV One\u2019s\u00a0Verses and Flow<\/em>, and Spike Lee\u2019s no. 1 box office movie\u00a0Inside Man<\/em>\u00a0with Denzel Washington, Carlos recently partnered with John Legend on Senior Orientation, a programme to counteract bullying and champion inclusive masculinity among high school students.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Literary Conversations Across Borders\u2019 project is a new initiative to promote international cultural understanding through the power of books and words launched by the UAE Office of Public and Cultural Diplomacy and the Emirates Literature Foundation.<\/p>\n

The inaugural event saw more than\u00a03,500\u00a0people from 46 countries\u00a0register and\u00a0able to\u00a0tune in to the live event with Indian politician Shashi Tharoor<\/strong> and His Excellency Zaki Nusseibeh<\/strong> Minister of State: Office of\u00a0 Public and Cultural Diplomacy, in a debate on how the events of 2020 will change the course of history.<\/p>\n

Other sessions included H.E. Omar Ghobash <\/strong>and journalist Lesley Hazleton<\/strong> as they debated the impact of the pandemic on faith and belief systems, and celebrated environmentalist Dr. Jane Goodall<\/strong> and H. E.Mariam bint Mohammed Al Mheiri <\/strong>Minister of State for Food Security on how the pandemic might influence global food supply challenges and the natural world.<\/p>\n

There will be eight sessions in this first Literary Conversations Across Borders series. Further details and more authors will be announced shortly.<\/p>\n

The sessions are free to watch but pre-registration is required at www.elfdubai.org\/en\/literary-conversations-across-borders<\/a><\/p>\n

After the event the session will be hosted on the Emirates Literature Foundation YouTube channel<\/a>. Full details on the upcoming programme will be available on the OPCD\u00a0 https:\/\/opcd.ae\/<\/a>and Emirates Literature Foundation https:\/\/www.elfdubai.org\/ websites.<\/p>\n

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