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The PEN Pod: On the Inequities of Survival with Megan Giddings
“Our healthcare system in this country is so deeply inequitable and hostile toward the people it’s supposed to serve.“ More
Just Press Play with Roya Marsh
Poet, performer, educator, and activist Roya Marsh, author of a new poetry collection, dayliGht, curates a playlist that allows her—and hopefully, you, too—to feel all kinds of things. More
The PEN Pod: Everywhere You Don’t Belong with Gabriel Bump
“What I hope that we can gain from this moment and the Black Lives Matter movement in general is that all Black lives matter.” More
Russian Theater Director Given Three-Year Suspended Sentence
"While it’s a relief that Serebrennikov and the others will most likely not spend the next several years behind bars, their conviction and the limitations imposed on their artistic… More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“It’s extremely important that the public understand how that [electoral] process works and have faith in it, so that we don’t get into a situation where things are polarized.” More
Case Against Journalist Svetlana Prokopieva Exemplifies Broken Russian System
Svetlana Prokopieva’s case is worryingly emblematic of the free expression situation in Russia and the closing space for anyone to freely voice their opinion. More
Performances for Our Moment: Recordings from L.A. Theatre Works
For your enjoyment, PEN America presents audio recordings of two notable plays—“The Mountaintop” and “Between Riverside and Crazy,” courtesy of L.A. Theatre Works. More
Drop Charges Against Russian Theater Director Kirill Serebrennikov
PEN America’s Artists At Risk Connection, together with a coalition of human rights and film organizations, call for the charges against Kirill Serebrennikov and his codefendants to immediately be… More
Writers in Residence: Digging in the Country with Jan Stocklassa
Swedish author and self-proclaimed arm-chair detective Jan Stocklassa speaks to us from the country, where he’s digging into research for his next project and taking editorial notes from an… More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Jean Kyoung Frazier
“I’ve never been great at imagining my future self and the things she may want, things that will be good for her, but each year that goes by, I… More
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