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      Celebrating Women’s History Month
      by Sampsonia Way / March 27, 2013

      To celebrate Women’s History Month, Sampsonia Way presents a slideshow of some of the incredible women interviewed in the past year.

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    • Live from Tibet: A Video Interview with Tsering Woeser
      Slideshow: Most Watched Videos of 2012
      by Sampsonia Way / December 26, 2012

      Sampsonia Way had a chance to interview writers from all over the world in 2012. These are the most watched videos that captured these wonderful experiences.

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    • A conversation with Moroccan novelist Abdellah Taïa
      Slideshow: Most-Read Interviews of 2012
      by Sampsonia Way / December 20, 2012

      In 2012 Sampsonia Way spoke with many authors and artists on a range of topics. As the New Year approaches, we revisit sixteen of the most read interviews.

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      The Writer’s Block: A Video Q&A with Nikky Finney
      by Sampsonia Way / November 5, 2012

      In this edition of The Writer’s Block we speak with poet Nikky Finney, recipient of the National Book Award in Poetry. Finney is a faculty member of Cave Canem.

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    • Nikky Finney Reads
      “So I Became a Witness”: An interview with Nikky Finney
      by Joshua Barnes / August 14, 2012

      In this interview National Book Award winner Nikky Finney discusses her journey into poetry, her editing process, why she is frustrated with history’s lion hunters, and the story behind her gripping poem “The Afterbirth, 1931.”

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    • Nikky Finney, Cave Canem 2012. Photo: Renee Rosensteel
      Video: Poet Nikky Finney Reads at Cave Canem 2012
      by Sampsonia Way / July 23, 2012

      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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