88. Suheir Hammad, A Palestinian poet

Free City Radio

Listen to the 88th edition of Free City Radio. This week I am sharing interviews from the archives given that I got omicron, the interview schedule slowed this week. Instead I am taking the opportunity to share some interviews from the archives of my community radio programming at @radiockut This is an interview that I recorded in 2009 with Palestinian poet and artist Suheir Hammad who was visiting Montreal. I though that sharing this interview would be interesting because the interview took place just as the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement was getting going in North America. Often the voices of artists within and linked to such global justice movements is important and interesting to explore. I feel that this conversation shares the feeling and vibe of where things were at in 2009 and I thought to share this exchange with Suheir. Also we hear Suheir reading "Gaza Suite | 3: Tel al-Hawa," in Gaza after the interview. Music on this edition by Secret Pyramid and the accompanying art work is an excerpt of a beautiful piece by Palestinian artist Jordan Nassar. Stefan @spirodon Christoff hosts Free City Radio, a podcast that comes out twice a week and also is a radio show that broadcasts once a week on CKUT 90.3fm in Montreal at 11am on Wednesdays, thank you for listening !