Yahya Ashour, Gazan Poet

The Geography department welcomes Gazan poet Yahya Ashour to the
University of Wisconsin–Madison for a poetry reading and Q&A! After the event,
please join us for a reception.

Yahya Ashour was born in Gaza City. He is a touring poet and an award-winning
author. He was a 2022 Writing Fellow at the University of Iowa. He has one
poetry collection and one children’s book published in Arabic, and he contributed
to several printed anthologies and online journals worldwide. Ashour’s writings
have been translated into English, French, Spanish, Italian, and
Finnish. He delivered several creative writing workshops for children and youth in
Gaza.

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This event will not be livestreamed.