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      The Writer’s Block: A Video Q&A With Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo
      by Sampsonia Way / May 2, 2013

      Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo spoke with Sampsonia Way on how he views himself as a writer, his least favorite interview questions, and why he can’t stop writing.

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      The Writer’s Block: A Video Q&A with Eduardo Halfon
      by Sampsonia Way / March 11, 2013

      This edition of The Writer’s Block features Guatemalan writer Eduardo Halfon whose novel The Polish Boxer was recently published in English.

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      The Writer’s Block: A Video Q&A with Hilary Masters
      by Sampsonia Way / January 9, 2013

      This edition of The Writer’s Block features novelist and essayist Hilary Masters. Masters discusses his own writing and gives advice to young writers.

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      The Writer’s Block: A Video Q&A with Thomas Sayers Ellis
      by Sampsonia Way / January 3, 2013

      In this edition of The Writer’s Block we talk to poet and professor Thomas Sayers Ellis.

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      The Writer’s Block: A Video Q&A with Angela Jackson
      by Sampsonia Way / November 21, 2012

      In this edition of The Writer’s Block we talk to poet, novelist, and playwright Angela Jackson. Jackson is a faculty member of Cave Canem.

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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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      The Writer’s Block: A Video Q&A with Patricia Smith
      by Sampsonia Way / October 31, 2012

      In this edition of The Writer’s Block, we talk with poet Patricia Smith about the relationship between poetry and teaching and the role of the poet in society.

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      The Writer’s Block: A Video Q&A with TJ Dema
      by Sampsonia Way / September 24, 2012

      In this edition of The Writer’s Block, we sit down with TJ Dema, a Motswana performance poet, to discuss her craft and collaborations. The Writer’s Block is an ongoing video series of interviews with visiting writers at City of Asylum/Pittsburgh.

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      The Writer’s Block: An Interview with Ismet Prcic
      by Sampsonia Way / June 27, 2012

      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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      The Writer’s Block: An Interview with Erik Jan Harmens
      by Sampsonia Way / May 22, 2012

      From our ongoing video series The Writer’s Block, a Q&A with Dutch novelist and poet Erik Jan Harmens conducted during his visit last month to City of Asylum Pittsburgh. In his writing Harmens has dealt with the theme of love as well as terrorism.

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