Transcript of an interview with Pakistani poet Harris Khalique, about poetry’s power of liberation and the Pakistani literary tradition of resistance.
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In this edition of The Writer’s Block we talk to Mamle Kabu, a Ghanaian-German writer, about the pressures faced by writers from African countries.
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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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In this new edition of The Writer’s Block, Sampsonia Way talks to Sridala Swami, a poet and children’s writer. Swami is a resident of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program and a performer at the 2013 Jazz Poetry Concert.
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This piece highlights the merger between City of Asylum and Iowa University’s International Writers Program. This video discussion highlights how governments react to creative poetry and creative writing in their countries.
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