Sampsonia Way’s literary calendar is a comprehensive source for information on events happening around town, including a reading at Hemingway’s Cafe and an event from Cyberpunk Apocalypse.
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In May 2011, City of Asylum/Pittsburgh received an anonymous poem honoring exiled Chinese poet Huang Xiang for daring to touch “dangerous themes” that “earned him the solitude of prison.”
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Iranian poet, journalist, activist Asieh Amini has investigated stoning cases and speaks out against social injustices from Islamic Republic of Iran. In this interview, she talks about her exile, writing, and the power of social media in Iran.
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21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers is the theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day. Today, we urge you to join with others around the world to celebrate press freedom.
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In this video, Christos Tsiolkas reads an excerpt from his novel The Slap, which explores the changing lifestyle of Australia’s middle-class and confronts issues such as multiculturalism, homophobia, and infidelity.
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Chinese hackers have attacked Change.org, the site hosting a petition in support of detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. I personally signed the petition one week ago, and this is the email that the Change.org sent to me and other signers today.
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John O’Brien (Dalkey Archive Press) interviews Best European Fiction authors Igor Stiks (Croatia), Gonçalo M. Tavares (Portugal) and Peter Terrin (Belgium) at the Passa Porta Literary Festival. A Sampsonia Way exclusive.
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In this video, Tommy Wieringa reads an excerpt of his 2005 novel Joe Speedboat at an event sponsored by City of Asylum/Pittsburgh, in partnership with PEN American Center.
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Carta del cubano Ricardo Gonzalez Alfonso, periodista y poeta exiliado en España, a los asistentes de la conferencia anual del Comité de Escritores en Prisión de PEN Internacional.
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Larry Siems, Director of the PEN American Center’s Freedom to Write program, talked to Sampsonia Way about the current state of affairs in China, the mainstream media’s coverage, and the ways our readers can support freedom of expression in China.
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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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