Pittsburgh writer Chuck Kinder is the author of four novels and has also written numerous poems. Sampsonia Way presents Kinder’s poem, “Sometimes Poets.”
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Sampsonia Way presents a slide show of the Human Rights plenary from One Young World conference. The session covered responsibility for protecting human rights.
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On October 18th, the One Young World conference kicked off its 3rd annual summit in Pittsburgh. View a slide show of highlights from conference sessions on Transparency and Human Rights, which included presentations from Ken Roth of Human Rights Watch.
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In this exclusive interview, Pittsburgh writer Chuck Kinder talks about the Pittsburgh literary scene, his own writing process, and other Pittsburgh writers.
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Swiss author and editor Bernard Comment’s The Shadow Memory is now available in English for the first time. Comment will be coming to Pittsburgh to read at City of Asylum/Pittsburgh on October 29.
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In this installment of our Jazz Poetry emcee interview series, Gail Austin and Mensah Wali of the Kente Arts Alliance to us about the organization’s mission and works, the public perception of Pittsburgh’s Northside, and their favorite jazz and poetry.
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In this interview Sheryl St. Germain talks about her work as a curator of City of Asylum/Pittsburgh’s annual event Writers in the Garden, the skills she wants her students to learn, and how writing helped her define her past.
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In this interview with Paul Johnson, President of the Mexican War Streets Society, he talks about his reasons for moving to Pittsburgh, his various efforts to help build up the Northside, and why the weekend of Jazz Poetry is important for the community.
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An interview with Barbara Talerico, President of the Central Northside Neighborhood Council, a community-based organization working to develop Pittsburgh’s Central Northside neighborhood. Talerico is one of the emcees at this year’s Jazz Poetry Concert.
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Prior to the Jazz Poetry Concert on September 8th, City of Asylum/Pittsburgh is presenting Writers in the Garden, a celebration of local poets and the Northside community. This year’s poets include Christopher Medal-winners, Pushcart Prize-nominees and NEA Fellows.
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