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March 30, 2023November 10, 2023 ~ Yousef Alqamoussi

Yousef Alqamoussi (realwordman) performs as WORD MAN on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Photo courtesy @dearbornblog

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March 28, 2023November 10, 2023 ~ Yousef Alqamoussi

Yousef Alqamoussi (realwordman) performs as WORD MAN on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Photo courtesy @dearbornblog

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October 23, 2021April 28, 2023 ~ Yousef Alqamoussi

Here's to The Griot: my Clean, Well-Lighted Place.

The Apocalypse Diaries (Day Eleven: 3-23-2020)

March 23, 2020April 28, 2023 ~ Yousef Alqamoussi

Not for children I must’ve wondered if I’d ever see snow again. The snows of Christmas and Kilimanjaro. The snows at the end of winter when afternoons return. The snows of dawn and mittens pink and blue. I am mad for it to peck my nose and cheek. To perch upon my crown, to glisten … Continue reading The Apocalypse Diaries (Day Eleven: 3-23-2020)

The Apocalypse Diaries (Day Four: 3-16-2020)

March 16, 2020April 28, 2023 ~ Yousef Alqamoussi

Not for children Hail to the teachers! Happy Monday! My lesson plan for this week is to make my students laugh. That’s right, evaluators! No Content and Language, no PLC and AYP, no SRI and SAT, just ABC and 123. And don’t get your panties and jockeys all into a jumble just yet, because we’re … Continue reading The Apocalypse Diaries (Day Four: 3-16-2020)