SHIRA WOLFE
Tracing Darwish – a journey through (seemingly lost) Palestinian spaces
Experimental poetry film about the search for Al Birwa, the village where Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish was born. 

Initially created in 2016-2017 with support from the Lutfia Rabbani Foundation. Completed during the Beo_Project artist residency in Belgrade. Screened in september 2016 at Zavod Gallery, Belgrade. 

A newly cut version, featuring an original music score by Guy Wood, was screened at the Palestinian Film Festival Amsterdam in October 2024. 

Watch on Vimeo

Performance with De Vrolijkheid Leersum at ILFU 2024
Presentation of writing fom workshops at asylum seekers centre Leersum with De Vrolijkheid, together with workshop participants. 

Location: Utrechtse Boekenmarkt during International Literature Festival Utrecht

22 September 2024

Language: Kurmanji, Arabic and Dutch
Poetry reading 5 May 2024
Poetry reading at De Waag Amsterdam, in collaboration with the Palestinian Film Festival and  Waag Futurelab during the Freedom Meal on 5 May 2024, Liberation Day. 

Poetry by Mahmoud Darwish and Ramsey Nasr

Language: English and Dutch
Let’s go as we are, a free woman and a loyal friend
Poetry performance with Amir Abualrob in solidarity with the people of Palestine, weaving together poetry by Shira Wolfe, Amir Abualrob and Mahmoud Darwish.

Performed in February 2024 at Perdu, 20voor20 and Soro-sorO.

Language: English and Arabic
De Vrolijkheid: Poetry workshops at asylum seekers centre Leersum 
Leading multilingual poetry workshops with teenagers at an asylum seekers centre in Leersum, the Netherlands through Stichting De Vrolijkheid.

Year: 2023, 2024 (ongoing)

Publications: The Book of Names (2023) and Everyday Heroes (2024)



© Shira Wolfe 2024