Upcoming Events
Past Events
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 .
August 11
Poetry reading hosted by YMCA’s Downtown Writer’s Center in Syracuse, New York.
https://www.ymcacny.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/dwcsummer2023.pdf
August 9
The Monthly Pause: Conversation and reading with Zeina Azzam and James Crews
https://www.themonthlypause.com/
August 6
Reading from Some Things Never Leave You (on Zoom) at Palestine Museum US.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1430979247667565
August 5
Book launch, including a reading and book signing, of Some Things Never Leave You at the Athenaeum in Alexandria, Virginia.
July 14
Guest poet and reader (on Zoom) for 1455: A Place for Storytelling, the 5th annual Young Poets Contest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD1WC_iwCgY&t=28s
July 8
Read the original poem ("For the River, for Our City") at the City of Alexandria’s 274th birthday.
https://www.alexandriava.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/For%20the%20River%20for%20Our%20City%207.8.23_0.pdf
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 the CityLit 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
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 .
August 11
Poetry reading hosted by YMCA’s Downtown Writer’s Center in Syracuse, New York.
https://www.ymcacny.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/dwcsummer2023.pdf
August 9
The Monthly Pause: Conversation and reading with Zeina Azzam and James Crews
https://www.themonthlypause.com/
August 6
Reading from Some Things Never Leave You (on Zoom) at Palestine Museum US.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1430979247667565
August 5
Book launch, including a reading and book signing, of Some Things Never Leave You at the Athenaeum in Alexandria, Virginia.
July 14
Guest poet and reader (on Zoom) for 1455: A Place for Storytelling, the 5th annual Young Poets Contest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD1WC_iwCgY&t=28s
July 8
Read the original poem ("For the River, for Our City") at the City of Alexandria’s 274th birthday.
https://www.alexandriava.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/For%20the%20River%20for%20Our%20City%207.8.23_0.pdf
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 the CityLit 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
