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The PEN Pod: On Attacks on Journalists, the Punishment of Professors, and Oscars Eligibility Requirements with Suzanne Nossel
“We have 200,000 Americans dead, and [President Trump] wants people to discredit the reporting on it—on the criticism of his handling of the pandemic, on the rifts between him… More
The PEN Pod: Resisting Political Violence and Dictatorship in Belarus with Hanna Komar
“I. . . and we as Belarusians fighting for our freedom, want the world to know that Lukashenko is not our president, because we didn’t vote for him.” More
PEN America Welcomes Senate Bill to Support Local News
“Establishing a federal commission on local news is a crucial step towards building a bipartisan commitment to a diverse, free, and sustainable press, which is foundational to ensuring all… More
Hong Kong Activist Arrested Hours After PEN America Event
Joshua has long stood as a symbol of the broad public movement for democracy and freedom in Hong Kong. Any time he is targeted, it is the authorities sending… More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Juan Felipe Herrera
“The poem can become the charter, the proclamation, the manifesto. It can contain key phrases, icons, master symbols, and condensed stories of the history before, during, and after the… More
‘Antibodies’ Original Song Channels Fight for Free Expression
“While these two artists come from separate musical traditions and backgrounds, both have found a measure of solidarity in standing for human rights and freedom amid a difficult global… More
#ArtistsxArtists: “Antibodies” by Mai Khoi and Hamed Sinno
The second installment of #ArtistsxArtists brought together Vietnamese songwriter Mai Khoi and Lebanese vocalist Hamed Sinno for the song “Antibodies.” More
Chinese Dissident Poet Wang Zang Arrested
“Wang Zang's arrest is a strike at the heart of free expression and artistic freedom in China." More
Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf to Lead Literary Programming at PEN America
"Clarisse has established a name for herself as one of the country’s most innovative, broad-ranging and magnetic literary leaders." More
The Path to Remembering
“I realized I wanted to write for women like me, women who want to read stories about dark, black ingenues; women who want to remember how ancient and divine… More