Claire Adler

Claire Adler is a Prison and Justice Writing intern at PEN America. She studies English at Barnard College of Columbia University, where she also works as a fellow in the Barnard Writing Center and as the editor-in-chief of Echoes Art and Literary Magazine. In her spare time she enjoys baking, reading experimental poetry, and discussing lesbian masculinity with whoever will listen.


Articles by Claire Adler

Cover of the play CAGED showing the Statue of Liberty’s face and crown, with prison bars and hands gripping the bars, symbolizing imprisonment. The title CAGED is in bold orange letters at the top.
Prison and Justice Writing
Thursday June 18

A Review of New Jersey Prison Theater Cooperatives’s Caged

“The play illustrates Black lives in dialogue with a racist system. . . while moments of extraordinary integrity and bravery break through the cracks.”

Book cover with an orange background. Title reads The Feminist and the Sex Offender. Subtitle: Confronting Sexual Harm, Ending State Violence. Authors: Judith Levine and Erica R. Meiners.
Prison and Justice Writing
Thursday June 18

A Review of The Feminist and The Sex Offender by Judith Levine and Erica R. Meiners

“A refreshingly hopeful and pragmatic guide for building a broader political movement against both prisons and sexual violence.”

A woman with long, straight black hair and fair skin looks directly at the camera with a neutral expression, wearing a dark top. The background is blurred.
Writing as Craft
Thursday January 30

The PEN Ten: An Interview with Raquel Almazan

“People need stories the way they need water. Our stories are our culture, our history, and a map for our future.”

More Articles by Claire Adler

Raquel Almazán, with long dark hair and a black jacket, stands outdoors in sunlight, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression. The blurred background features green and orange tones.
Prison and Justice Writing
Wednesday November 20

Works of Justice: An Interview with Raquel Almazán