Selim-a Atallah Chettaoui

Selim-a Atallah Chettaoui is a poet and performer who grew up in Tunisia. Their work thrives in the in-between, merging languages and media to explore fresh ways of bringing poetry to life and making connections between identity and socio-political issues. They are part of the ecopoetry collective fœhn, the electro-video-poetic group Mooja, and the decolonial feminist platform Xeno~. Selim-a released their debut poetry collection, "Des odeurs de bretzels de barbecue et de weed," with 10 pages au carré in 2022, and their follow-up Au Pieu has been published by Éditions de la Contre-allée in 2025. Passionate about performance, they showcase their work in art and literary venues and at open mics and electro nights. Their performances have been shown in a.o. Musée du Louvre, Centre Pompidou, Palais de Tokyo, Gaîté Lyrique, La Bellevilloise…