Lena Khalaf Tuffaha - February 19, 2026

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Poetry Center
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha reads from her third book, Something about Living (2024), winner of the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry. She shares poems centered on the lives of Palestinians, their ongoing experience of extreme violence and war, and the deep effects of imperialism. This reading was originally given with Annie Wenstrup.

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Welcome
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by Tyler Meier

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Introduction
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by Peggy Shumaker

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Opening Remarks and "Apricots"
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Tuffaha, Lena Khalaf. Something about Living. Akron: The University of Akron Press, 2024.

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"Variations on a Last Chance"
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Tuffaha, Lena Khalaf. Something about Living. Akron: The University of Akron Press, 2024.

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"A Single Word: Home"
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Tuffaha, Lena Khalaf. Something about Living. Akron: The University of Akron Press, 2024.

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"To Be Self-Evident"
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Tuffaha, Lena Khalaf. Something about Living. Akron: The University of Akron Press, 2024.

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"Maqluba"
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Tuffaha, Lena Khalaf. Something about Living. Akron: The University of Akron Press, 2024.

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"Slipshape"
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Tuffaha, Lena Khalaf. Something about Living. Akron: The University of Akron Press, 2024.

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"Letter to June Jordan in September"
Citation

Tuffaha, Lena Khalaf. Something about Living. Akron: The University of Akron Press, 2024.

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