Book Launch Reading for Something About Living, by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha is a poet, essayist, and translator. Her heritage is Palestinian, Jordanian, and Syrian and she is fluent in Arabic and English. She is the author of three books of poetry, Water & Salt (Red Hen Press), winner of the 2018 Washington State Book Award for Poetry, Kaan and Her Sisters (Trio House Press, July 2023), and Something About Living, winner of the 2022 Akron Prize for Poetry, forthcoming from University of Akron Press, 2024.