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Fugitive/Refuge: Philip Metres and Faisal Mohyuddin
Philip Metres will read from his new book Fugitive/Refuge, an extended qasidah reflecting on exile and family histories of forced migration from global violence. Chicago poet Faisal Mohyuddin will read from his new book Elsewhere: An Elegy, a meditative and spare collection on fatherhood and grief.
Murmurs from the poets:
the authors of movement
who write with their
— Philip Metres, from Fugitive/Refuge
Tethered by distant rivers to abandoned lands, our blood’s history
— Faisal Mohyuddin, from Ghazal for the Diaspora
This event is part of the Poetry Foundation’s fall 2024 season, Murmuring Americas. All Poetry Foundation events are completely free of charge and open to the public, though advanced registration is encouraged. The performance space is ADA-compliant and wheelchair-accessible, and the program will feature CART captioning and ASL interpretation. For more information about accessibility at the Poetry Foundation, please visit our Accessibility Guide.
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River North
An urban nightlife mecca with plenty of dining and jaw-dropping architecture.
