Marking the Nakba: 24-Hours of Palestinian Poetry
On May 15, 2026, we marked the ongoing Nakba with 24 hours of Palestinian poetry at The Theatre Centre with Poetry for Palestine Toronto. For 78 years, the Palestinian people have endured genocide, siege, dispossession, and forced displacement at the hands of the Zionist colonial project. And for 78 years, they have resisted. Palestinians continue to fight for their land, their freedom, and their return.
We were honoured to bring Palestinian poets and allies from our community on stage to share original poetry and translated works by Palestinian poets from across the diaspora and from Palestine.
At Living Hyphen, we are a community made up of people from diasporas around the globe, as well as Indigenous people from nations across Turtle Island. All of our ancestral histories have been marred in some way by colonization, imperialism, racist immigration policies, and state-sanctioned violence. We know that our struggles are interconnected, as is our liberation. None of us are free until we are all free.
Our Performers
Ghadeer Elghafri, Andrea Thompson, Aleeza Mendoza, Desiree Mckenzie, Gitanjali Lena, Muhannad, Christin El-kholy, Justine Abigail Yu