On June 21, Cave Canem, in partnership with City of Asylum/Pittsburgh, presented a free reading on Pittsburgh’s Monterey Street where National Book Award winner Nikky Finney read, along with poets Angela Jackson, Thomas Sayers Ellis, and Terrance Hayes.
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Iranian journalist Nazila Fathi has been living in exile since 2009. She sat down with Sampsonia Way to talk about having to leave her country, her work as a journalist, the challenges of reporting in exile, and her current project, a memoir.
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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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Shayan Amini and Natch Nadjafi of the Iranian electro-rock duo The Casualty Process talk about the N! Festival where they were arrested, the feelings behind their music, and where one can go to buy a guitar and illegal CDs in Tehran.
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Sampsonia Way sits down with members of Cyberpunk Apocalypse, Pittsburgh’s writer’s cooperative, at their new Northside home. In this interview they discuss the residency program, zines, and how they hope to grow in their new home.
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In this interview, Israel Centeno sits down with Sampsonia Way to talk about his new book Bamboo City (a hybrid text that moves smoothly between poetry and fiction), the translation process, and upcoming publications.
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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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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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Sampsonia Way is thrilled to share Lucas Hirsch’s previously unpublished poem “No. 22” from his upcoming book Dolhuis: Natura Naturata (Madhouse: Natura Naturata) to be published by De Arbeiderspers. Translation by Willem Groenewegen.
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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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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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