Sampsonia Way joins the celebration of National Poetry Month by recognizing ten poets who have contributed to our pages. Watch and read their voices here.
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Poems from acclaimed poet and Cave Canem co-founder Cornelius Eady: “Don’t Bum Out The Musicians,” “Toi,” and “My Niece Marie Explains Her Michael Jackson Project.” Also included, an audio clip of Eady reading “Coltrane’s House”.
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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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Three previously unpublished poems by Cave Canem founder Cornelius Eady: “‘I Believe I’ll Make A Change’: A Duet Between Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell”; “Father Frances at Mt.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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From Kenyan poet Philo Ikonya to National Book Award-winner Terrance Hayes, Sampsonia Way has featured the work of poets and novelists from around the world, many of whom have dealt first-hand with censorship and persecution.
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Toi Derricotte‘s work has been described by as “one of the most beautiful and necessary voices in American poetry today.” Derricotte was a featured poet at a reading hosted by City of Asylum Pittsburgh and Cave Canem
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In this video, Pulitzer-prize winning poet Natasha Trethewey reads at an event hosted by Cave Canem and City of Asylum Pittsburgh, which also featured poets Toi Derricotte, Cornelius Eady, and special guest Amiri Baraka.
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