Cave Canem faculty member Amber Flora Thomas on expectations and advice to young writers.
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Cave Canem faculty member and poet Willie Perdomo on the influence of landscape on his work, the sacred space of poetry, and the voices that call to him as a writer.
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Three poems from Black Words Matter, written by Baltimore students about their experiences with racism and police brutality.
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Two poems by columnist and PEN Turkey President Tarik Günersel.
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Sampsonia Way presents the ultimate book list based on the Salon Readings that City of Asylum/Pittsburgh held during 2014. Each of the books on the list was written, edited, or translated by the stellar lineup of invited writers, journalists, and translators. Enjoy!
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Read a poem by Jennifer Clement, poet and former president of PEN Mexico.
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“I send all dried fruits to the soldiers before they rot / So it can fashion the tongue to speak.” Here are two new poems by Elham Malekpoor, an exiled Iranian poet and LGBT and human rights activist.
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Until the 1990s, Olga Sedakova’s books were not available in Russia because they failed to align with prescribed official aesthetics. Sampsonia Way presents an excerpt from Sedakova’s forthcoming book, In Praise of Poetry.
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In Sridala Swami’s second poetry collection, the speaker attempts to navigate the constraints of the bodied self: death and the decay of age, the fragile nature of love and relationships, and the imposition of national borders.
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Ali Cobby Eckermann, a Yankunytjatjara and Australian poet, read at City of Asylum’s 2014 Jazz Poetry Concert.
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