City of Asylum
Giving Voice.
South African Poet Laureate and celebrated author Mongane Wally Serote discusses his literary oeuvre and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Soweto rebellion.
Pittsburgh-based poet grace (ge) gilbert shares their hybrid form, debut full-length poetry collection exploring the murder of their grandmother in 1976 and the ripple-effect this loss had on their family.
Photo Credit: Phelia Barouh. Photo Courtesy: WW Norton From the International Booker Prize–winning Georgi Gospodinov comes a volume of his finest short stories gathered over three decades. Exhibiting a world-renowned author at his... more →
Photo Credit: Leonor Grave. Photo Courtesy: Simon and Schuster. From Pulitzer and National Book Award finalist Anand Gopal comes Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution, an epic... more →
Photo Courtesy: Dr. Raj Panjabi When crisis hits—a sudden illness, a global disruption, or a career upheaval—our instinct is to retreat. Yet decades of research prove that our greatest protection isn’t... more →
City of Asylum presents the premiere of the musical-poetic performance Bride. "Writing the poem Bride was a logical continuation of exploration of the feminine principle, the role of the modern woman in society,... more →
Photo Credit: Jeff Swensen Theresa Brown worked as an oncology nurse for years before finally burning out, but instead of leaving the healthcare system behind entirely, she set out to find... more →
From the minds of Andrew Swensen and Yan Pang, City of Asylum hosts an expanded showcase of “Shelter,” the story of scars carried from childhood into adulthood, how pain can distort our perception and damage our relationships, and how we find our strength through it.
Anthology contributor Lin Hierse and translator Jon Cho-Polizzi present the first-ever international anthology of contemporary writing on Berlin, presented in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh German Department’s “Germany of Campus” series.
Photo credits: Ruby Waldo, Centa Schumacher, Karen Lue If I asked you “What is a book for?”, you might also ask: What is a book anyway? What is reading? What... more →
Photo Courtesy: Joel Dias-Porter Join us as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the International Poetry Forum, a local, independent nonprofit organization dedicated to spoken poetry and poetry education. Founded by Dr. Samuel... more →
Prolific author and essayist Jamaica Kincaid shares new PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay–winning collection in conversation with Anderson Tepper.
