Poet of the Month: Hira A
“In fact, I think the only convincing, memorable female protagonist in Pakistani prose has been created by a man… Mohammed Hanif” Hira A, The Missing Slate’s Poet of the Month, talks to Ghausia Rashid Salam.
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Author of the Month: Madeleine Lee
“We feel obligated to hide ourselves, and in general, we’re just plain cruel to each other.” Madeleine Lee, our Author of the Month, talks to Sauleha Kamal.
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Tsunami Woman
The Missing Slate’s Audrey Ryback talks to Sonia Pressman Fuentes.
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Poet of the Month: Shanta Acharya
“Poets today may bear no responsibility to write poems with a social/moral message. Yet this freedom comes with a price.” Shanta Acharya, The Missing Slate’s Poet of the Month, talks to Maida Salkanović.
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Author of the Month: Erika T. Wurth
“If you’re from the dominant culture, your culture, your language, the things that form your identity, are in many ways so dominant that they are invisible…” The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month, Erika T. Wurth, in conversation with Abbigail N. Rosewood.
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Poet of the Month: Rowland Bagnall
“A friend of mine told me recently that Jonathan Franzen used to blindfold himself daily, touch-type for 6 hours and then get drunk on vodka with his wife. I don’t do this.” Rowland Bagnall, The Missing Slate’s Poet of the Month for February, talks to Audrey Ryback.
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Author of the Month: Daniela Kapitáňová
“We are not the ones who ultimately decide whether an author will shape the cultural awareness of a nation. Which is fortunate.” In our latest Author of the Month interview, Daniela Kapitáňová talks to Jacob Silkstone.
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Author of the Month: Balla
“When I write I spend a lot of time weighing every word — although ultimately I end up picking the wrong word anyway.” Radhika Malaviya interviews Slovak writer Balla, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month.
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The Siren of the Seaside City: An Interview with Zoe Viccaji
Singer/songwriter Zoe Viccaji talks to contributing editor Asmara Ahmed Malik about the life of a performer, and what Karachi gave her. With photography by Natasha Jahangir.
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Poet of the Month: Iain Britton
“I have always been fascinated by mysteries, enigmas…” Iain Britton, our Poet of the Month, in conversation with Camille Ralphs.
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