On May 5 Iranian journalist Nazila Fathi sat down with Steven Sokol, President of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh to discuss the political and social state of Iran.
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In this edition of The Writer’s Block, we sit down with Ismet Prcic, author of Shards, to discuss literature, his craft, and career. The Writer’s Block is an ongoing video series of interviews with visiting writers at City of Asylum/Pittsburgh.
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In this video, a reading featuring the Poet Laureate of South Africa Keorapetse Kgositsile and jazz saxophonist and composer Oliver Lake. The event was part of City of Asylum Pittsburgh’s Reading of the World series.
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As we anticipate this year’s Cave Canem poetry reading at City of Asylum Pittsburgh, we offer a compilation of interviews with past guest writers. Know what the writers think about Cave Canem and poetry.
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In March, the Press and Publications Directorate banned the following books from the Bahrain International Book Fair. Because of our commitment to freedom of expression, Sampsonia Way recommends these books to all those who speak Arabic.
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Watch highlights from the “Librotraficante” caravan’s book–smuggling mission through the American Southwest. The videos feature Chicano writers Tony Diaz, Carmen Tafolla, and Dagoberto Gilb.
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The Librotraficante movement brings banned books to communities throughout the Southwest and is a voice against the censorship of Chicano literature in Tucson, Arizona. Here’s their story in pictures.
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In this video, Dutch novelist and poet Erik Jan Harmens reads a poem at an event hosted by City of Asylum/Pittsburgh. The first Dutch National Poetry Slam champion is author of In meningten, a poetry collection, and Kleine doorschijnende man, a novel.
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From our ongoing video series The Writer’s Block, a Q&A with Dutch novelist and poet Erik Jan Harmens conducted during his visit last month to City of Asylum Pittsburgh. In his writing Harmens has dealt with the theme of love as well as terrorism.
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In this exclusive video Dutch poet Lucas Hirsch reads “Tweeëntwintig” (“Twenty-two”) at a City of Asylum/Pittsburgh event. Hirsch is the author of two collections of poems, familie gebiedt (2006) and tastzin (2009).
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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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