From our ongoing series “The Writer’s Block,” a Q&A with investigative journalist and poet John Schoorl conducted during his visit to City of Asylum Pittsburgh. Schoorl is the author of A Capella and Uitloopgroef (‘Run-out-groove’).
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In this video Dutch poet Hélène Gelèns reads “Gedicht voor twee stemmen en een klok” (Poem for two voices and a clock) at City of Asylum/Pittsburgh. Hélène Gelèns is a writer of poetry, essays, and short prose.
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From our ongoing series The Writer’s Block, a Q&A with Dutch poet Lucas Hirsch at City of Asylum/Pittsburgh. Hirsch is the author of two collections of poems, familie gebiedt (2006) and tastzin (2009).
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Hélène Gelèns shared with Sampsonia Way a previously unpublished poem in English: “What Frays and Blossoms” from the book zet af en zweef (Take off and Float). The original poem in Dutch is also included.
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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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Poet Toi Derricotte shares two previously unpublished poems with our readers: “Stinkbugs” and “A Memory.” Derricotte is the author of five books of poetry and is co-founder of Cave Canem.
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Faraj Bayrakdar spent 14 years as a political prisoner, living horrors of torture and solitude until his release in 2000. In this interview, he talks about prison, torture, and the Arab Spring.
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