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The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt
In this week’s Illustrated PEN, Public Programs Manager Lily Philpott presents an excerpt from The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt by Ken Krimstein. More
Ai Weiwei: Why Do the Powerful Fear Poets?
Globally lauded artist and activist Ai Weiwei accepts PEN America’s Artistic Expression Award at their 2018 LitFest Gala. More
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The APWA—at 1,600 essays, the largest and first fully-searchable archive of nonfiction by those incarcerated in the U.S.—contains documentations of extraordinary resilience, resistance to dehumanizing practices, and the will to rebuild damaged lives. https://t.co/VxgRoIr8PW
Kirill Serebrennikov, one of Russia’s most renowned directors and a vocal opponent of Putin, is on trial for financial fraud. The trial is widely seen as a referendum not on his financial dealings but rather on the limits of artistic freedom in Russia.
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"Always I worry about my writers."
Speaking with the founder of Nogaam Publishing, which was launched in 2012 to digitally produce Farsi writings that are censored in Iran. https://t.co/LPCu9IrMBu
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