Please join Marin DSA and Fuerzas Unidas as we host renowned Palestinian-American poet Paul Totah, as he reads from his new poetry book, Refugee: Poems of El Salvador and Palestine.

The event is ticketed, and 70% of proceeds will be sent to the Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA). Food and drinks will be provided with the cost of the ticket. The minimum is $10, but you can choose to buy a ticket at a higher price, which will serve as a donation to MECA. Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds, so please write to marindemsoc@gmail.com if you need financial assistance.

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Paul Totah is the author of several books, including Refugee: Poems of El Salvador and Palestine. Paul had his start in journalism at Santa Clara University, where he served as editor-in-chief of the school newspaper before working for five newspapers around the Bay Area. After three years working with homeless teens, he earned his master’s degree in creative writing from San Francisco State University and began teaching English literature at St. Ignatius College Preparatory, his alma mater. He served there between 1985 and 2020; along the way, he edited the school’s alumni magazine for 33 years and became SI’s first director of communications.

The books he wrote include The San Francisco Fair: Treasure Island 1939–1940 (Scottwall Associates); Spiritus Magis: 150 Years of St. Ignatius College Preparatory (published by the school); The Gospel of Everyone: A Poetic Retelling of the Gospel of Luke (Resource: a division of Wipf and Stock); Charting a New Course: Reinventing High Schools for the New Millennium (Information Age), Earth, Word, Fire & Water (poetry and landscape photography), Murder at Beach Chalet & The Body in Sutro Baths. He has also co-authored a play on the life and study of Dante.