In this interview Khet Mar describes her childhood in a fishing village, the inspiration to become a writer, the political uprising and her life in prison, how she was released, her subsequent disaster relief work, and the risks she took in reporting.
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The 7th annual Jazz Poetry Concert featured writers Sonia Sanchez, Israel Centeno, Khet Mar, Hind Shoufani, Alexandra Petrova, and Tommi Parkko, accompanied by jazz musician Oliver Lake and the jazz trio Tarbaby.
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Three previously unpublished poems by Soheil Najm: “Adam the Neglected,” “Black Paradise,” and “The Bird of Possibility,” which Najm says are “part of a large project, telling aspects of the life we have lived in our region during the last decades.”
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In commemoration of Black History Month, Sampsonia Way magazine recognizes the African-American authors who have contributed their transformative words to our pages.
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Exclusive publication of four poems by the Georgian-born poet and essayists Irakli Kakabadze: “Penicillin Mini Opera,” “Information Highway Song,” “Condominium of Free Will,” and “Generation of Faithless Monks.”
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“Straying Far From Myself” is an apt theme for a time when Tibetan society is dramatically changing in the face of increased political violence, immigration, industrialization, and religious tensions.
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Three previously unpublished poems by Cave Canem founder Cornelius Eady: “‘I Believe I’ll Make A Change’: A Duet Between Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell”; “Father Frances at Mt. St. Alphonus”; and “Eisa Davis Sings.”
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