It thrilled me to immortalize Malala in song, and to take on a project that had never been done before. I had space to touch on the emotional aspects of her story.
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In this edition of The Writer’s Block Burmese writer Khet Mar discusses her upcoming collection, Nightbirds & Other Stories.
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The Taiwanese poet Li Minyong is always concerned with issues that are ahead of his time. To him, a poet is a harbinger who foresees an oncoming threat.
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Cartoonist Tomas on the recent fall of Burkina Faso’s president, Blaise Campaore.
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With a New York Times front page story and two minutes of laughter with John Oliver, Hungary rose to fleeting mass media fame, thanks to the Hungarian government’s plan to introduce a special tax on Internet traffic.
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In Sridala Swami’s second poetry collection, the speaker attempts to navigate the constraints of the bodied self: death and the decay of age, the fragile nature of love and relationships, and the imposition of national borders.
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Cartoonist Alfredo Martirena on the 43 missing students in Guerrero, Mexico.
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