Past & Present: Mosab Abu Toha & Erin Marie Lynch

Two powerful collections of poetry that grapple with the present-day impact of histories of state-sanctioned violence and colonialism—and at the same time, celebrate the small and big joy found even in times of crises. From Palestinian Mosab Abu Toha, Forest of Noise is about life in Gaza, and from Erin Marie Lynch, Removal Acts takes its name from the 1863 Federal Act banning the Dakota people from their homelands. Moderated by Anis Mojgani (The Tigers, They Let Me).