Toronto launch of A LITANY OF WORDS I CANNOT READ - Rayya Liebich

Rayya Liebich’s newest chapbook, A Litany of Words I Cannot Read (PS Guelph 2026), follows the linguistic traces that echo from the genocide in Palestine through the horrors of clips and reels as the conflict is broadcast through social media. Through a month-to-month record, Liebich reflects the distance from land and language that aches within stories of transnational migration and diaspora. The poetry grapples with how Arabic phrases she recognizes resonate simultaneously in both the comforting sound of her mother’s native language and in the agony emanating from Gaza. A Litany of Words contains poems in English as well as a blend of Arabic, English and French, and is designed by Steph Yates and handmade in Guelph.

Publication Studio Guelph is a micro-publisher that makes handmade books in Guelph, Ontario. We are part of a network of studios worldwide that share production and distribution of our titles.

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Rayya will be giving a workshop on collective grief on Saturday February 21st in Guelph as part of the Rock Paper Scissors book + zine fair weekend.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Canada

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