While I'm Gone

I'll be going to Lebanon soon for a couple of weeks, my first time since the war... I'm certainly looking forward to seeing my family again, but bracing myself for the worst, in terms of witnessing the destruction--or just the cleared lots and non-existent bridges. I don't think I'll be online much while there (not like I've been posting that often of late!). But while I'm gone, I invite you to visit the newly launched Mad Poets Blog. And I hope to come back refreshed and inspired, with some fresh words up my sleeve.
Take care,
Ashraf

Queering Language - The Philly Launch Event

This coming Saturday I will be reading at the Philadelphia Launch Event for EOAGH: A Journal of the Arts, Issue 3: "Queering Language" in which I was featured. This online publication is free and includes the work of over 100 contributors as well as editors' statements on this project:
http://chax.org/eoagh/issue3/issuethree.html

Saturday, March 24th, 6pm to 8pm
ROBIN'S BOOKSTORE
108 S. 13th St. Philadelphia

I hope you can make it!

For more information:
http://www.robinsbookstore.com/events/032407.html

Islamica

The Flight of the Swallow is now featured in the current issue of Islamica magazine, along with In Two Weeks, Ten years, and Seasons.

Many thanks to Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore for making that possible.