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The PEN Ten with Achy Obejas
"My most recurrent images involve water, and specifically, our rescue in the Straits of Florida when we escaped from Cuba: our small wooden fishing boat up against a giant… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., October 6
Europe rejects 'Safe Harbor', Malaysia dismisses challenge to sedition act, and a Turkish journalist is acquitted in a case into a critical tweet. More
The Last Word
Italian writer Erri De Luca reflects on his trial following his September 21 court appearance, with statements in both English and Italian. More
Celebrating Arthur Miller’s Centenary: An Events Guide
A variety of events will be held in New York, Michigan, and Spain to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Arthur Miller's birth in October. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Mon., October 5
Ismayilova hearing scheduled, Bassel Khartabil brought to unknown location, and a Turkish cop threatens a journalist in viral video. More
Perumal Murugan, a Literary Suicide
"The trend in India of writers being harassed and stigmatized for their work is troubling. It is imperative that writers from both inside and outside India support these voices,… More
Releasing Roots: On Translating Vaan Nguyen
Truffles are notoriously difficult to domesticate, and I have taken this to heart as I translate Nguyen’s poems and their unexpected, unpredictable movements and juxtapositions. More
The Truffle Eye
Shadows rest on these benches / and you weep lion tears / and bite me with literary envy, / you bite down hard on my back More
Don’t Pity the Subject Being Smashed, Rage at the Object Doing the Smashing
"That is why The Bluest Eye is dangerous and always situated on a banned books list. It exposes the violence that besets the human condition as a result of… More
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