Two poems: Achilles’ Heel by Khin Aung Aye and The Sniper by Pandora. Both poets will be included in the upcoming anthology of Burmese poetry, Bones Will Crow.
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Poems by Burmese poets Khin Aung Aye and Pandora. Their poetry will be included in the upcoming Burmese poetry anthology Bones Will Crow, edited by James Byrne and Ko Ko Thett.
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Burmese poet Khet Mar interviews James Byrne and Ko Ko Thett, editors of the Bones Will Crow. In their conversation, they talked about how the idea for the anthology came to Byrne, the hard work behind assembling it, and the way in which languages, when placed side by side, can change each other.
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The Iranian writer, lawyer, and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh has first-hand experience dealing with threats to freedom of expression. She is currently serving an 11-year jail sentence.
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At seventy-nine years old, acclaimed writer and long-time activist Nawal El Saadawi sees the revolution in Egypt as a chance for women to declare their rights.
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Journalist Natalia Radzina explains why she fled Belarus seeking political asylum. Sampsonia Way presents the translation of her text, originally published by Index on Censorship.
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Ran Yunfei, Chinese blogger, author, and outspoken free speech advocate, was released Tuesday from a detention center in the city of Dujiangyan where he was held for almost six months.
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City of Asylum/Pittsburgh’s writer-in-residence Khet Mar and editorial intern Olivia Stransky, talked with Burmese educator Ba Win about his work with grassroots education programs in Burma.
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Christos Tsiolkas visited City of Asylum Pittsburgh on April 27, 2010. In this video, Tsiolkas talks about his process constructing characters, writing about sex, The Slap’s reception, and Australian slang.
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On July 27, former City of Asylum writer-in-residence Horacio Castellanos Moya bid Pittsburgh farewell with a reading from Tyrant Memory, his newest novel to be translated into English.
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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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