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PEN Appeal: Lu Van Bay
September 21, 2011 His Excellency Nguyên Minh Triêt President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hanoi Socialist Republic of Vietnam Minister of Public Security Lt Gen Tran Dai Quang Ministry of Public… More
PEN Appeal: Woubshet Taye, Reeyot Alemu, and Martin Schibbye
September 14, 2011 Minister of Justice Berhanu Hailu Ministry of Justice P.O. Box 1370 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Fax: +251 11 551 7775/ 7755 Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Seyoum Mesfin Ministry of Foreign Affairs P.O. Box 393 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Fax: +251… More
Generation T
When I was coming up, there were fewer opportunities for young translators and sources of support than there are now. More
A Different Way of Knowing
This is a rad interview between Matthew Zapruder and Dean Rader over at SFGate. It’s pretty amazing to hear both poets talk about how there poems come together. More
Salvaged from the Shipwreck
The only thing I could tell her was that there are times in life when circumstances force you to do things that you would never conceive of in any… More
In the North Tower
What happens, after death, is a silent shift. More
John Ralston Saul’s Opening Remarks at 77th PEN International Congress
The 77th PEN International Congress takes place this week in Belgrade, Serbia. Below are the opening remarks from PEN International President, John Ralston Saul. More
Fast Talkers
I remember the first time when, sitting on a bus in Münster, Germany as a 19-year-old exchange student, I found myself actually eavesdropping, picking up snatches of other people’s… More
Reality Far More Absurd: A Conversation with Zhou Qing
I’m a writer. I can’t build useful machines, nor can I farm crops. Given that I can write, I need to spill ink towards something significant, meaningful. More