A Sycamore’s Psalm - donia salem harhoor - Perkiomen Creek Trail

Told through the voice of a young poet collecting memories and reflections in a notebook, A Sycamore’s Psalm explores care-giving, family dynamics, loss, and roots of every kind. Travel with young Nehet – named after a tree – as she journeys through a diasporic legacy of Egypt, both ancient and contemporary, while encountering the history of the Perkiomen Creek and Trail in this gathering of lyric verse honoring loved ones present and past.

A Sycamore’s Psalm was written by donia salem harhoor for the Perkiomen Creek Trail. donia salem harhoor (she/her) is an Egyptian-American bibliophile. Executive Director of The Outlet Dance Project, founder of the Duniya Collective, she is a principal dancer and choreographer with Sakshi Productions. In 2019, harhoor became Grounds For Sculpture's inaugural Performing Artist in Residence. An alumna of Community of Writers, Open Mouth Poetry Retreat, Urban Bush Women’s Summer Leadership Institute, and Swim Pony's Cross Pollination residency, she is a member of the Brown Girl in the Ring Collective. Her poetry has appeared in Anomaly, Ballet Review, and Sukoon magazines, the Written Here Poetry Review, and is forthcoming in an anthology of Arab love poems. An ardent believer in game nights, donia has an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College. donia can be found at doniasalemharhoor.com.

TRAIL NOTES: Medium to high difficulty, point to point, paved and gravel, moderate inclines, moderate foot traffic, watch for bikes

TRAIL LENGTH: 2.6 miles

GPS: 40.291147, -75.453191