Etel Adnan, a Memorial Tribute: May 14, 2022

The program is introduced by Steve Dickison, who speaks to Etel Adnan's great influence on and capacity for connection with many poets, artists, scholars, and others. He then introduces each speaker in turn. 

David Buuck speaks to the conjunction of writers present and on Adnan's influence, reads from a recent manuscript written in light of her work, then from Adnan's poem "Jenin," dedicating his reading of the poem to Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed March 11, 2022, in Jenin. 

Zaina Alsous speaks of her relation to Etel Adnan's work and its particular resonance for Palestinians, and women, then reads several of her own poems. 

Naz Cuguoğlu reads her essay "The Art World's Tainted Love for 'Discovering' Artists: The Case of Etel Adnan," and then reads a recently written poem dedicated to Adnan.

Fady Joudah speaks on his sense of Adnan's work in the world, reading from her piece "To Be In a Time of War," speculating on Adnan's connection to Kahlil Gibran and noting Gibran's continuing presence in the Arab world, then reading a poem dedicated to Adnan.

Stefania Pandolfo reads her essay written in response to Etel Adnan's film Motion (1980-89/2012), with a long excerpt from Adnan's film included.

Camille Roy reads her essay reflecting on a dinner with Etel Adnan and Simone Fattal, incorporating passages from Adnan's Journey to Mount Tamalpais.