In this episode, we spoke with the team of Write to Remember August 4th from Lebanon. August 4th, 2020 was the day when a large amount of ammonium nitrate exploded at the Port of Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon.
Left to right: Anita, Paula, Hala, and Serine
In this episode, organizers, Paula Habre, Serine Jaafar, Hala Daouk, and Anita Moutchoyan, and two of the participants, Aya Taher and Reve Amaneddine, shared their experiences and reflections about the Write to Remember August 4th project. A transcript of this episode is available for download here.
Resources
- Write to Remember August 4th website
- Two song collaboration with Write to Remember Aug. 4th Participants and American Band Hot Buttered Rum. Used with permission from Writer to Remember August 4th Organizers.
- Bob Yagelski episode on Writing as a Way of Being
- Maurice Blancheau’s L’Écriture du Désastre (The Writing of the Disaster)
