Literary Center » How Etel Adnan shaped a generation of poets
At the 2026 Venice Biennale, artists and writers gathered at Yto Barrada’s exhibition in the French Pavilion to pay tribute to Lebanese-American artist Atel Adnan. A veteran polymath working across poetry, prose and visual arts, Adnan’s practice included themes of dispersion, uncertainty and connection. Since his death in November 2021 at the age of 96,