September 30 Poetry reading at the Burke Branch Public Library (Alexandria, VA) from Some Things Never Leave You.
September 16 Poetry reading at the Museum of the Palestinian People (Washington, DC) from Some Things Never Leave You, Zeina's new full-length poetry collection. The museum also celebrated Zeina Azzam as a new member of the Museum’s “Making Their Mark” wall that highlights Palestinian Americans who have made outstanding cultural contributions .
June 21, 2023 Zeina reads poetry at "The Longest Day" Yogathon to support the Alzheimer's Association PIES Fitness Yoga, Alexandria, VA
June 16, 2023 One of four poets at the Portside in Old Town Summer Festival, between sets of jazz bands, with poet Sami Miranda and youth poets from Alexandria City Public Schools Waterfront Park, Alexandria, VA
June 15, 2023 Featured speaker at the Loudoun County Libraries Rhyme On Poetry Contest Finale Sterling, VA
June 14, 2023 Poetry reading with Virginia Youth Poet Laureate Kashvi Ramani on "Virginia Voices," hosted by Cathy Hailey of the Poetry Society of Virginia (via Zoom)
June 13, 2023 One of the readers at "Voice as a Bridge," a multilingual poetry reading at the Arts Club of Washington Washington, DC
June 2, 2023 Read the original poem, "More Guns Than People," at the Moms Demand Action rally Market Square, Alexandria, VA
May 14, 2023 Featured poet at mother-daughter event on Mother's Day (poetry by Zeina and music by Lena Seikaly and Steve Herberman) Alexandria, VA
May 10, 2023 Zeina read two poems at the commemoration of the Palestinian Nakba on Capitol Hill Washington, DC
May 6, 2023 World premiere of Zeina's poem, "You Birth the Seeds," performed by the Alexandria Choral Society (poem set to four-part harmony by Melissa Dunphy) Westminster Presbyterian Church, Alexandria, VA
April 29, 2023 One of five featured poets in the "Poets in the World" event Poetry Society of Virginia (via Zoom)
April 27, 2023 Host of Poem in Your Pocket celebration for National Poetry Month The Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA
April 26, 2023 Featured speaker/reader at the Alexandria City Public Schools poetry contest ceremony Minnie Howard Campus, Alexandria, VA
April 24, 2023 Poetry reading with Zein El-Amine at Georgetown University's Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies Washington, DC
April 16, 2023 Featured poet at the Eastern Shore Writers Association (via Zoom)
April 15, 2023 Poetry reading with Danielle Badra (Fairfax Poet Laureate) and Rayan Afifi for Arab American Heritage Month Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, Chantilly, VA
April 11, 2023 Poetry reading at the Anera Iftar Patterson Mansion, Washington, DC
March 31, 2023 Zeina was one of the poets reading in theCityLit Baltimore Festival, “Unshuttered Poets: Poetry at the Center of History & Remembrance.” The main featured poet was Patricia Smith. Busboys and Poets Baltimore, MD
March 21, 2023 Zeina did a poetry reading and book signing. James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library Alexandria, VA
February 25, 2023 Zeina facilitated a poetry writing workshop titled "Narrative Poetry Inspired by the Art of Nicole Santiago." The Athenaeum Alexandria, VA
February 4, 2023 Zeina organized a multilingual poetry reading, in collaboration with Beatley Central Library, titled "A Multicultural Poetry Reading: Poems about the Moon." Community members read poems in the following languages: Spanish, French, Urdu, Hindi, Dari, Arabic, Greek, and Arabic. Beatley Central Library Alexandria, VA
December 1, 2022 "Seeking Palestine: Poems about Home and Diaspora"--Zeina was the featured poet at Vassar College at an event sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
November 13, 2022 "Conversations about Palestine" Zoom event hosted by National Arab American Women's Association. Panelists were Suad Amiry, Zeina Azzam, and Noura Erakat, and moderator was Zeina Ashrawi Hutchison.
October 29, 2022 Zeina Azzam facilitated a poetry writing workshop titled "Poetry Inspired by Visual Art." Principle Gallery Alexandria, VA
October 23, 2022 Zeina Azzam served as the keynote speaker at the Alexandria Public Library (Beatley Branch) for a writing contest awards ceremony, cosponsored with For Love of Country. The theme was "Why Vote?" Beatley Public Library Alexandria, VA
October 14, 2022 StoryFest Live (organized by 1455) Discussion by poets laureate Holly Karapetkova (Arlington County), Kim B. Miller (Prince William County), and Zeina Azzam (Alexandria) Above ALX Community Alexandria, VA
October 11, 2022 Poetry reading: Maya Abu Al-Hayyat, Zeina Azzam, Dani Badra, Zein El-Amine, Holly Mason Badra, Leeya Mehta Alan Cheuse International Writers Center, George Mason University Fairfax, VA
October 10, 2022 Reading by Palestinian Poet/Novelist Maya Abu Al-Hayyat (with Zeina Azzam reading her poetry in English and Zein El-Amine interviewing the author) BloomBars Washington, DC
September 24, 2022 Zeina Azzam read her original poem at the Soil Collection Ceremony, sponsored by the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project and the Equal Justice Initiative Market Square Alexandria, VA
September 16, 2022 Zeina Azzam served as discussant of the novel MOTHER OF STRANGERS with author Suad Amiry Busboys and Poets Washington, DC