By Kriti Sanghi and Thia Paruchuru The following conversation is part of an ongoing series called Memories in Exile, in which we interview current and former resident writers who have come to Pittsburgh and lived […]
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Venezuelan writer-in-residence Israel Centeno reads his poem “Collage” during City of Asylum’s Jazz Poetry month.
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An interview with American poet Joy Katz on her challenges in portraying voices from different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds and the moment she knew she was meant to be a poet.
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An interview with Israel Centeno, one of the most important Venezuelan literary figures of the past fifty years and writer-in-residence of City of Asylum.
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Sampsonia Way presents the ultimate book list based on the Salon Readings that City of Asylum/Pittsburgh held during 2014. Each of the books on the list was written, edited, or translated by the stellar lineup of invited writers, journalists, and translators. Enjoy!
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Leaving to one side familiar landscapes and the immediate reference points of the city, you can hear the rumor of something sordid, but sordidness is not always rough, just precarious, a space without options, predetermined, where fatalism hangs over the characters like a dead weight.
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Described as “a rare voice from Venezuela” and “one of the great undiscovered literary experiences”, Israel Centeno’s newly translated book The Conspiracy is a perfect summer read. Enjoy an excerpt from this novel today.
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