Abul Wahab from Malaysia talks about the history of Malaysia, colonialism and Malaysia's intellectual elite. Specifically, he describes the intellectual elite's effect on modern Malaysian poetry and literature. The presentation includes readings of...
Jamaican poet and 1985 IWP resident Anthony McNeill discusses his work and the influence of contemporary jazz on his writing. McNeill reads an excerpt from his manuscript, "The Tess Manderville Letter"; a poem from his book, "Reel From the 'Life...
Indonesian author and 1979 International Writing Program resident, Arswendo Atmowiloto, discusses comics, censorship and short stories. Atmowiloto is the first Indonesian author to produce fiction written on walls. As such, he talks writing...
Ugandan writer/editor and 1985 IWP resident Augustine Ejiat talks about writing and publishing during the rule of dictator Idi Amin, which lasted from 1971-1979. Ejiat explains that his work, which was considered subversive by the Ugandan...
In honor of Wole Soyinka, who was the first African to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, Erone and Osofisan read selections of his writing. They also discuss Ugandan politics, culture, literary criticism and the crisis between traditional...
Zakhoder, Boris Vladimirovich; Smith, William Jay, 1918-
1986-10-29
Paul Engle introduces Russian poet Boris Zakhoder and American poet William Jay Smith. Smith reads the English translation of Zakhoder's poems, and Zakhoder reads them in the original Russian. Next, Zakhoder reads the Russian translation of Smith's...
Ch'ang-wan Cho describes his childhood outside of Seoul, student poltical action, Catholic coversion, and first book of poetry "Lazarus Village at Dawn." He describes the influence of European literature on the development of Korean literature, his...
Professor Emeritus from Iowa State, Charlotte Bruner, discusses her two anthologies of African women writers. She discusses what lead to her interest in African women authors, and the similarities and differences between women authors across the...