Photo by Renee Rosensteel When I learned that both Terrance Hayes and Lynn Emanuel published new collections of poetry in the same month, I thought it would be fun to interview each author for Sampsonia Way. …
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We are all excited about this issue of Sampsonia Way magazine. With over 30 pages of original content it is our biggest issue yet. We present an overview of Haitian literature, have a conversation with poets Terrance …
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A reflection on how people use their bodies for political and social protests.
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Sofi Oksanen, a Finnish-Estonian writer, connects violence against women, the Congolese mineral trade and the importance of oral history. Her new novel, Purge, examines the effects of violence related to mineral conflicts in the Congo.
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Sampsonia Way contributor Elizabeth Hoover reflects on a literary panel sponsored by City of Asylum Pittsburgh and PEN America.
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About a month ago, I went to see the poet Elizabeth Alexander speak at the Drue Heinz lecture series. She told the story of writing her poem “Praise Song for the Day” for President Barack Obama’s …
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This is the final part of “45-hour Trip” by Khet Mar. In Part I she writes about her departure from Yangon and in Part II she relates her journey from Yangon to Taipei.
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This is a continuation of “Forty-Five Hour Trip” by Khet Mar. In Part I she writes about her departure from Yangon.
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In March 2009, the writer Khet Mar left Burma to come to Pittsburgh for her residency with City of Asylum/Pittsburgh. In this three-part blog she relates her arduous journey from Yangon to her new home on Sampsonia Way.
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I am a little disappointed that she didn’t win the first prize, but I am also excited that so many people saw her reciting her brave poetry. The headline in Arabian Business reads “Saudi death treat …
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Sampsonia Way's companion guide to City of Asylum’s Exiled Voice of China and Tibet literary event, featuring standout pieces from its three year coverage of exiled and persecuted writers. READ
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