Writing in the Hour of Genocide
<p>Palestinian-American artist and writer Fargo Nissim Tbakhi speaks with Lauren Wetmore about the political implication of form through two texts: Tbakhi’s own piece “Notes on Craft: Writing in the Hour of Genocide” (<em>Protean Magazine</em>, 2023), and Iranian-American poet Solmaz Sharif’s “The Near Transitive Properties of the Political and Poetical: Erasure” (<em>The Volta</em>, 2013). “In times of extreme crisis we end up bumping against particular limitations of art,” reflects Tbakhi, while also reminding us that “the idea of artistic engagement with moments of crisis has been curtailed and limited by state powers and oppressive ideologies in many different forms.” This episode continues the Podcast’s platforming of Palestinian voices in line with Momus’s ongoing commitment to PACBI.</p>
Authors: Sky Goodden, Lauren Wetmore
Contributors: Fargo Nissim Tbakhi
Editor: Jacob Irish
Assistant Producer: Chris Andrews
Part of: Momus: The Podcast