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SUHEIR HAMMAD
SUHEIR HAMMAD (Poet), who hails from Brooklyn, has been called "a new voice with an authentic blend of language that's her own, and music that belongs to the streets" (Elmaz Abinader, author of Children of the Roojme). Suheir's appearance on the debut episode of HBO's "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" merited generous media praise. Her work has been published in numerous periodicals, including The Amsterdam News, Essence, STRESS Hip-Hop Magazine and the Middle East Report; in anthologies including New to North America (Burning Bush Press), Listen Up! (Ballantyne), The Space Between Our Footsteps (Simon & Schuster) and 33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women's History (Crown Publishers). Her books Born Palestinian, Born Black and Drops of This Story, both published by Harlem River Press, have received critical acclaim: "[Born Palestinian, Born Black] is about culture, conflict and consciousness... I was born Black and Suheir Hammad has taught me what it means to be a Palestinian... this book opens a door." - E. Ethelbert Miller, Director, African American Resource Center, Howard University. Suheir's poetry has been featured on the BBC World Service and National Public Radio. She has also appeared at universities and prisons throughout the United States.
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Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam
Longacre Theatre
Poet
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