Egana Djabbarova

Meet Egana Djabbarova, born into an Azerbaijani family in Yekaterinburg, Russia, she is a poet, essayist, scholar and the author of several collections of poetry. Having been forced to flee Russia in 2024 because of her LGBTQ activism and opposition to the war in Ukraine, she now lives in Hamburg, Germany.Join us for a conversation about her award-winning book "My Dreadful Body" and the creative process behind it, about being a female author in between cultures and much more!Mentioned in this Episode:Mikhail Lermontov The Hero of New Times (book by Mikhail Lermontov)My Dreadful Body (book by Egana Djabbarova) Artist Protection Fund Beloved (by Toni Morrison)Ken Gonzales Day - Erased LynchingDeichtorhallen Hamburg Omar DiopUniversität HamburgWhere to find and support Egana´s work On ⁠⁠Instagram⁠Buy her book! Visit her lecture during the winter semester at the University in Hamburg (LV. Nr. 53-915) on Tuesdays from 12-2pmThank you for listening!If you are an artist and would like to be a part of "Beneath • Between • Beyond" don´t hesitate to send me a message on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/beneath.between.beyond/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I´m looking forward to meet you!