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This Memorial Day weekend as we reflect on our current state of endless war, Aaron Hughes presents a LUMPEN RADIO special radio production of Poetry Despite/Music Despite (Eternal War Requiem), an audio visual project that connects artists across time and place, from World War I to the “Global War on Terror,” from the US to Iraq. These connections acknowledge the recurring traumas of war and, conversely, the human connections that happen despite the pain.
The presentation features improvised cello by maestro Karim Wasfi, hip-hop by The Syrian Kings, and poetry by Dunya Mikhail, Carlos Sirah, Kevin Basl, and Aaron Hughes. This composition includes an original sound design by Nate Sandberg directed by Aaron Hughes and samples from Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, performed at Coventry Cathedral on May 30, 1962.
This special radio production is being presented in conjunction with the Chicago premiere of Poetry Despite/Music Despite at the Resistor. The exhibition opening program on Saturday May 23rd at 7PM features a reading by internationally celebrated Iraqi-American poet Dunya Mikhail.
For more information visit the-resistor.com
More information about Poetry Despite/Music Despite at poetrydespite.online✨
⚡️ LUMPEN RADIO SPECIAL ⚡️ POETRY DESPITE, MUSIC DESPITE (ETERNAL WAR REQUIEM) 🗓️ FRIDAY • MAY 22ND, 2026 • 2PM | REBROADCASTS • SAT (5/23) 3PM • MON (5/25) 12PM
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