Events
Confluence: A Reading from the River featuring poets Isabelle Ghabash & Moudi Sbeity
Tuesday, September 22nd 6-7pm MST.
Meeting on Zoom.
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Everyone is invited! (16+)
Join us for the sheer pleasure of listening!
Featured Poets: Isabelle Ghabash & Moudi Sbeity
About Isabelle Ghabash
Isabelle Ghabash is an unreliable narrator, a poet, and an architect. While she lives in the United States and calls the Great Salt Lake valley home, her people come from Lebanon and Germany. Isabelle's writing explores archetypes, folklore, dreams, and intertwined love and grief--and has appeared in several local anthologies, as well as indie international magazines. She also channels the wise voice of the moon every month on her Substack, Interview the Moon. Her first chapbook "Venus in Scorpio" was published by Moon in the Rye Press earlier this year and is now available for purchase on her website.
About Moudi Sbeity
Moudi Sbeity is a Lebanese-American poet, author, and contemplative counselor. He is the author of the memoir Habibi Means Beloved, and the poetry collection Alhamdulillah Anyway. His poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Orison’s Best Spiritual Literature. Moudi’s work focuses on themes of justice and liberation through a spiritual framework of compassion, forgiveness, and awe. As a lifelong stutterer, he is passionate about writing and poetry as practices in fluency and self-expression. Learn more at www.moudisbeity.com
About River Writing
We write together in circles shaped by community agreements. This is the practice: we read poetry aloud to find a prompt and then write with pen and paper to say the truest thing we can say. Before beginning, we agree to be kind, to keep each other’s confidence, and to listen to each other with undivided attention. We agree to take care of ourselves and to share responsibility for creating a welcoming space. Everyone is invited. We practice non-judgement by forgoing apology, critique, and praise. It can be a challenge not to praise, but we opt out temporarily in order to take respite from the culture of comparison. Whether or not a participant chooses to read, we respond simply by saying thank you.
2 Hours @ the Table in Salt Lake City with Moudi 10/14/26
Wednesday, October 14th from 6-8 pm Mountain
Meeting in person at (Salt Lake location TBD)
Limited to 8 Participants
Everyone Welcome! (16+)
Hello friends, join me for an in-person Two Hours at the Table in celebration. I'll be reading from my first poetry collection, Alhamdulillah Anyway. River Writing is where I discovered my writing voice and then practiced how to cultivate a poetic orientation. Truth be told, without River Writing, I may not have found my path this far. So please, come celebrate with me. We'll settle into the familiar structure of grounding, agreements, check-ins and witnessing. And if you already have your copy of Alhamdulillah Anyway, please bring it with you! Buy it from a local bookstore or order here: https://barclaypress.corecommerce.com/alhamdulillah-anyway.
About River Writing
We create a friendly place to practice by making community agreements. We read poetry aloud to find prompts and then write with pen and paper to say the truest things we can say. Before beginning, we agree to be kind, to keep each other’s confidence, and to listen to each other with undivided attention. We agree to take care of ourselves and to share responsibility for creating a welcoming space. Everyone is invited. We practice non-judgement by forgoing apology, critique, and praise. It can be challenging not to praise each other, but we choose to opt out temporarily in order to take respite from the culture of comparison. Sharing your writing is optional. When you choose to read, we respond simply by saying thank you.