Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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“At some point I feel that the characters do exist...they become independent.” In this video from Louisiana Channel, Egyptian author Alaa Al Aswany speaks about how the characters in his novel The Yacoubian Building (American University in Cairo Press, 2004), translated from the Arabic by Humphrey Davies, began to take on a life of their own as he wrote them.
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“Be very patient, even patient with chaos,” Lydia Davis advises writers in this compilation of interviews by Louisiana Channel. Seasoned writers from around the world, including Alaa Al Aswany, Umberto Eco, Richard Ford, Patti Smith, and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, also offer their thoughts on how to keep writing.
Tags: Poetry | Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | Cross-Genre | Louisiana Channel | Kjell Askildsen | Alaa Al Aswany | Lydia Davis | Umberto Eco | Richard Ford | Jonathan Franzen | Lars Norén | Sjón | Patti Smith | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o | Herbjørg Wassmo | 2016 | writing advice
