“For us, the poet, it can seem our entire lives up to this point depend on getting it right, and when we finally feel it’s ready, and we send it off, get it published, and see it in print, we usually realize we made the wrong call…” The Missing Slate talks with Alexis Groulx and Domenic Scopa.
“…girls were able to raise their voices on manifold problems they have faced in their lives. THIS is the main change that I’m trying to bring [with] Women Through Film.” Varda Nisar interviews filmmaker Madeeha Raza.
Afshan Shafi talks to Zainab Syed and Zohab Khan, the co-founders of the Pakistan Poetry Slam.
Spotlight Artist Irfan Hasan speaks to The Missing Slate about his process, influences and his work in this special feature.
The Missing Slate’s Mavra Bari talks to Toronto-based musician Kira May about what sets looping apart in the music scene and makes it such a fixture in Toronto’s urban landscape.
The Missing Slate’s Creative Director sat with Indus Valley student and emerging artist Numair Abbasi to talk about the rapidly political world of Pakistani art, art lobbies, and the recurrent themes in his work.
Sheherezade Alam is a potter and lecturer of Ceramics and History of Art at the National College of Arts in Lahore, and has her own ceramics studio at her home in Lahore, where she now teaches ceramics workshops for children. The inspiration for all her work originates from the earth and the natural environment, shown … Continued
The Missing Slate’s Creative Director, Moeed Tariq sits down with Umer Wasim to talk about his work, dreams growing up, his choice of art school, and the pros and cons of group versus solo exhibits.
The author of “The Cloud Messenger” talks about “post-9/11” writing, what it means for emerging Pakistani writers and why he doesn’t believe he qualifies as one.
Music Intern Corinne Riley interviews the young Pakistani rapper already beginning to make waves both locally and internationally.