Return to Roots: Writing Toward Land

 

The Dodge: 

A Special Teaching Issue on 

Palestine and the Global Indigenous Struggle.

Link to Issue:

https://thedodgemag.com/

I created a teaching curriculum focused on my artwork, “Rafah (Queer Tatreez).” I’m so honored to be included with such amazing creators like Naomi Shihab Nye, Philip Metres, Mandy Shunnarah, Sahar Mustafa, Yahya Ashour, and many more.

Please Design a Kite

for the Children of Palestine

https://thedodgemag.com/return-to-roots/rafah-queer-tatreez/

Please download my free coloring page

and create a kite for the children of Palestine.

Then post your creation on IG and tag:

@thedodgemag

&

@micaelakaibniraen

Print issues of The Dodge will be available May 2026.

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Index for Continuance Podcast

In episode 20, George Abraham and Noor Hindi discuss structures for abundance and the process of making Heaven Looks Like Us: Palestinian Poetry published by Haymarket Books.

I was so honored that my visual poetics "Silence on Fire (Queer Tatreez)" is mentioned in the podcast. Want to find out what they said?

Here is the direct link to episode...

https://podIndex for Continuance Podcastcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-20-noor-hindi-george-abraham-structures-for/id1675331462?i=1000717953162

The anthology is available to purchase

through the publisher's website...

https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2527-heaven-looks-like-us

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Vids Online

 Performances 

Ask the Night for a Dream: Palestinian Writing

Palestinian Museum U.S., February 16, 2025

Direct Link the to Event

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y8K0x6HPaA&list=PLhervyCf8iV5PetlP0A5Dl7315-pmm7PV&index=2

Poetry Reading and Presentation

“Who Remembers?” Armenian-Palestinian Solidarities

International Armenian Literary Alliance

Poetry Reading and Presentation on December 10, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA8X3_2TKIQ&list=WL&index=28&t=2505s

Workshop for Creatives

To Remain human: Writing Through A Genocide

24 Hours for Palestine 2025

Co-Facilitated with Mahru Elahi

Direct link to workshop:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnUODM3-N2Y&list=PLhervyCf8iV5PetlP0A5Dl7315-pmm7PV&index=3&t=334s

Find more on my YouTube channel:

Podcast:

SWANA Regional Radio - Podcast on Spotify

Originally aired on KPFK Los Angeles, NPR on January 7, 2023

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GBYDF5uAeMr1ryDYrsbBt?si=JCCmwDuVQImP9U3eXiLOsg

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Poem Preview on YouTube

Short expert of Whispers (Queer Tatreez)
--> On my YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_Qv-ptCZUDw

As seen on IG. To read the rest of the poem go to:

Tendrils Online Journal:

https://www.tendrilsjournal.com/issue1-trauma-and-the-body#whispers

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2025 Year in Review and Preview to 2026

Thank you to all of my readers and supporters! 

I couldn't do this without you.

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Poetry and Writing for Your TBR

Available at bookstores or directly from the publishers. 

Now is always the best time to support SWANA poets, writers, and publishers.