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Syria: What Does it Mean to be a Syrian Poet Today?
Ghost towns, devastated forests, fire-ravaged fruit groves, refugees in their millions, deaths in their hundreds of thousands, a raging war and a future without prospects. This, in a nutshell,… More
Cavafy Transformed
Cavafy sometimes rewrote early published poems, and would publish the rewrite, so that we have both versions. The difference between the early work and its later incarnation opens a… More
Liu Xia: To Feel a Life in This Prison
PEN is increasingly concerned about the health and well-being of Liu Xia, who has been held under extralegal house arrest for more than three years. Read new translations of… More
Vice President Biden: Don’t Forget Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia
We are writing to you on the eve of your upcoming visit to Beijing to encourage you to raise the case of former PEN President and 2010 Nobel Peace… More
Two Poems by Liu Xia
Recent translations by Jennifer Stern and Ming Di are a reminder that Liu Xia, under extralegal house arrest since October 2010, has not been forgotten. More
Calling All Journalists: Free Digital Security Training Workshops
This week, German media development nonprofit DW Akademie is offering Digital Security Training Workshops to help journalists protect themselves online. More
Thanksgiving Human Rights Advocacy Roundup
Important resolutions at the UN on protecting journalists and privacy; a PEN lawsuit to fight dragnet surveillance; a u-turn on censorship on Skype in China; and a PEN event… More
Giving Thanks for Books
In honor of Thanksgiving this week, we asked PEN staff and interns, "For what book are you most thankful?" Their answers—and reasons them—varied widely to include religious texts, momentos… More
Writing About Children and War
Since children are the most vulnerable citizens of any society, it seems rather obvious that they are the citizens most likely to be negatively affected by war. Until very… More
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