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Two Poems by Kate Colby
In hindsight, everything is an omen of everything // that comes after it, regardless of cause. / Or regardmore. There, I’ve coined it. // Everything has been coined at… More
Amazon’s Author Central a Boon for Translators, Too
Translation Committee member Lara Vergnaud takes you through the step-by-step process of setting up an Author Page on Amazon.com. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., Mar 22
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., Mar 22PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you a daily curated round-up of the most important free expression-related stories from around the web. Subscribe here.… More
The PEN Ten with Saleem Haddad
"When I write in English, I try to make sure that my writing holds a mirror up to the West as much as it does to the Arab world.… More
The Book Report: Abeer Hoque
I’ve been trying to diversify my reading list for years now by picking books by women, authors of colour, translated works, works from countries not usually represented in the… More
German PEN: Facing Challenges to Integration and Hate Speech
In the fourth installment of the PEN World Series, we speak to German PEN about the free expression challenges and literary traditions of Germany. More
Free Expression Digest: Mon. March 21
Azerbaijan leader pardons 148 prisoners, including activists, Former managing director of a British soccer club acquitted in Dubai tweet case, Cuba arrests dozens of human rights protesters before Obama's… More
On World Poetry Day Take Action for Dissident Poets
World Poetry Day, marked each year on March 21, is an opportunity to celebrate poetry, the power and creativity of language and to speak out for those poets persecuted… More
World Poetry Day 2016: Take Action for Ashraf Fayadh
On this World Poetry Day, take action for Saudi Arabian-born Palestinian poet, artist, curator, Ashraf Fayadh, originally sentenced to death, and now serving an eight-year prison term. More
Turkey: Imprisoned Academics Must be Released
PEN condemns the latest attack on free expression in Turkey as three academics who signed a peace petition in January 2016 were yesterday imprisoned by an Istanbul court on… More