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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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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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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From our ongoing series “The Writer’s Block,” a Q&A with investigative journalist and poet John Schoorl conducted during his visit to City of Asylum Pittsburgh. Schoorl is the author of A Capella and Uitloopgroef (‘Run-out-groove’).
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In this video Dutch poet Hélène Gelèns reads “Gedicht voor twee stemmen en een klok” (Poem for two voices and a clock) at City of Asylum/Pittsburgh. Hélène Gelèns is a writer of poetry, essays, and short prose.
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From our ongoing series The Writer’s Block, a Q&A with Dutch poet Lucas Hirsch at City of Asylum/Pittsburgh. Hirsch is the author of two collections of poems, familie gebiedt (2006) and tastzin (2009).
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A video of our interview with Hélène Gelèns, writer of poetry, essays, and short prose, conducted on Sampsonia Way, in front of the Jazz House. Gelèns and other Dutch poets came to Pittsburgh to read at a City of Asylum event.
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On May 5 COAP will be concluding it’s Reading the World 2012 series with three presentations under the event Exiled Voices of Iran. The final presentation is a free concert from The Casualty Process, an Iranian electronic rock band in exile.
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