Ethiopian novelist and poet Bewketu Seyoum discusses his writing process, how he remains connected to Ethiopia, and how the pandemic has inspired his writing.
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But what does “inappropriate” mean? Too inappropriate for your current age? Inappropriate because of ideals you don’t hold? Suggestive of alternative lifestyles? Yes — to all of the above.
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What are the effects of a war waged against art? Established Iraqi-Kurdish journalist, novelist, and literary critic Nawzat Shamdin dives into this in “The Mosul Music Teacher Fighting Extremists with Strength of Strings.” Shamdin tells the […]
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This is the second of two segments featuring Brazilian writer Marcia Tiburi. The following excerpt is from her 2015 philosophical treatise How to Talk to Fascists and is Tiburi’s English-language debut. To learn about Tiburi’s story of exile, […]
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Despite tumultuous months of uncertainties, Chalachew Tadesse writes that Kenyans believe in a “hard-won flame of democracy [that] can’t be easily extinguished.”
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Tarik Günersel reflects on self-censorship and the Turkish concept of “imece,” a collaborative cooperation.
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A new poem by Sampsonia Way columnist, Tarık Günersel.
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