“More than once I’ve asked myself what type of writer I might have been, what type of works I might have written, if I hadn’t spent so many hours of my life in a bar, squandering my vital energy and saturating my senses.”
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In this interview, author Lori Jakiela discusses Pittsburgh’s literary community, her writing process, the “particular kind of truth” in memoir, and why her working-class background is important for her career.
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In this interview novelist Ismet Prcic discusses the seven year process of writing Shards, the sometimes fine line between reality and fiction in the novel, and the ways in which war can restructure the fabric of life as we know it.
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French-Martinican writer and filmmaker Fabienne Kanor has been a writer-in-residence at City of Asylum/Pittsburgh for the past three months. Before returning to France, City of Asylum hosted a reading for her and Marvin Victor, another writer-in-residence. [...]
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Writers Colleen J. McElroy, Carl Phillips, and Natasha Trethewey, faculty members of African-American poetry workshop Cave Canem, weigh in on the debate around Black History Month’s relevance.
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Sala Udin sits down with poet and activist Amiri Baraka to discuss politics, the future of black art, and the consequences of making political art in America. Their lively conversation is sprinkled with personal memories, sharp political commentary and humor.
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Sala Udin sits down with poet and activist Amiri Baraka to discuss politics, the future of black art, and the consequences of making political art in America. Their lively conversation is sprinkled with personal memories, sharp political commentary and humor.
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Jazz Poetry Concert, hosted by City of Asylum Pittsburgh Saturday, September 10. This year’s concert features Sonia Sanchez, international writers, jazz musician Oliver Lake, and the Tarbaby Trio.
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The following selection of Sampsonia Way author interviews published in 2011 feature diverse voices from around the world sharing their views on the creative process, politics and culture, and their own struggle to defend freedom of expression.
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In this interview, Yu Kwang-chung talks about the tradition of Chinese literature, immortality, the joys and complications of sourcing multiple languages, and the contradiction of being known as a “patriotic” poet in China.
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