Palestinian poet and filmmaker Hind Shoufani discusses the importance of uncensored writing in the Middle East, in our series of interviews with nine writers whose work appears in the anthology Nowhere Near a Damn Rainbow: Unsanctioned Writing from the Middle East.
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In this interview, Natasha Wimmer talks about becoming a translator, learning about Bolaño, and the United States’ relationship with literature in translation.
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In this interview novelist Eduardo Halfon discusses the music in his writing, his nomadic nature, and his reluctance to distinguish himself from his narrator.
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In this interview spoken word poet TJ Dema discusses the changing landscape of Botwana’s poetry, the importance of anthologies, the difficulties of making it as a full-time writer in Botswana, and why she needs to hear words.
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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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Shayan Amini and Natch Nadjafi of the Iranian electro-rock duo The Casualty Process talk about the N! Festival where they were arrested, the feelings behind their music, and where one can go to buy a guitar and illegal CDs in Tehran.
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In collaboration with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s “Distinctively Dutch” festival, City of Asylum Pittsburgh presents an evening with poets Pieter Boksma, Hélène Gelèns, Erik Jan Harmens, Lucas Hirsch, John Schoorl, and Joos Zwagerman. Also featuring members of the Living Room Chamber Music Project. FREE EVENT. Get the details, RSVP, and share!
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