Highlights
- Poet Fadi Y. Sitto begins a live residency at The Phoenician's Thirsty Camel Lounge, Thursday through Saturday evenings.
- Each hand-typed poem on 1920s archival vellum costs $125, with proceeds going directly to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
- Sitto's 2021 commission orbited Earth 45 times aboard the SpaceX Inspiration4 Mission as part of a $250 million St. Jude fundraiser.
- Poems are presented in a museum-quality glass frame and packaged with a hand-signed authentication card.
Fadi Y. Sitto, Arizona Poet Laureate nominee and best-selling poet, is taking up a live residency at The Phoenician, with each $125 commission supporting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Sitto will be stationed at the Thirsty Camel Lounge and Lobby Bar Mezzanine Thursday through Saturday evenings, typewriter in hand. Guests sit with him, share their story, and receive a hand-typed poem crafted in real-time on his 1945 Hermes typewriter. Each piece is produced on 1920s archival vellum paper, set in a museum-quality glass frame, and packaged in a gift bag with a hand-signed authentication card.
The residency is not Sitto's first connection to St. Jude. His 2021 commission orbited Earth 45 times aboard the SpaceX Inspiration4 Mission, serving as a centerpiece artifact for a $250 million fundraiser for the hospital. He is one of only seven poets in history to have an original poem recited in outer space.
Sitto recalls one patron who cherished her custom poem so deeply she requested to be buried with it, a detail he cites as a testament to the impact of being truly seen and heard.
Who is Fadi Y. Sitto?
Sitto is a Scottsdale-based, best-selling American poet and Arizona Poet Laureate nominee whose work has been documented across multiple outlets including Chaldean News and Voyage Phoenix. His live sessions at The Phoenician run Thursday through Saturday evenings; no reservation details were listed in the announcement.
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 05/08/2026 17:35
- voyagephoenix.com retrieved 05/08/2026 17:35
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