An excerpt from Christos Tsiolkas’s 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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Two poems by Leena Manimekalai: What do you want? and The Ocean that exceeded the tongue. Manimekalai’s work has been censored in India and has been criticized by both religious conservatives and “ultra left fanatics”.
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Read Hang Dogg, a poem from Emanuel’s collection Noose and Hook, which explores America’s wars, food, poetry, painting, death—and oh yes, dogs.
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A slide show of author Gary Shteyngart reading from his new novel, Super Sad True Love Story, at City of Asylum Pittsburgh.
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After facing brutal torture, Ayat al-Qarmezi from Bahrain was sentenced on June 20 to one year in prison for reading her anti-regime poem at a pro-democracy rally at Manama’s Pearl Square back in February 2011.
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Photos from the 2010 Cave Canem reading at City of Asylum Pittsburgh, featuring guest writers Colleen J. McElroy, Carl Phillips, Claudia Rankine, and Sapphire.
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The Indian Censor Board banned the screening of Leena Manimekalai’s film Sengadal. In this interview, Manimekalai reveals how her past shaped her artistic vision and the challenges plaguing her as she strives to retain an independent voice.
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