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PEN Welcomes the Release of Enoh Meyomesse
PEN American Center welcomes the release of Cameroonian poet Enoh Meyomesse from prison. More
The PEN Ten with Ladan Osman
"So often we are stuck in contracted stories, or keeping others in manageable narratives. We look, but what are we looking for?" More
Regarding Susan Sontag
Publicly, Sontag was the fierce, politically brave “dragon lady” of American letters; but in private, she was as confused and vulnerable as the next person. She was fascinating, complex,… More
Six-Word Memoirs
“Six-Word Memoirs” are short life stories, a personal twist on the form that, according to literary lore, Hemingway started when challenged in a bar to write a… More
Courage in Continuing
PEN members, authors, legal experts, and more honor Charlie Hebdo for their refusal to retreat when confronted with threats of violence. More
The PEN Ten with Mark Nowak
"Workers writing poems, as Jacques Rancière says in Proletarian Nights, is still a pretty radical idea." More
Rejecting the Assassin’s Veto
None of us must endorse the contents of Charlie Hebdo's cartoons in order to affirm the principle of free expression for which they stand. More
The Orchid
The nurses exclaimed and laughed, saying they had never seen such a beautiful baby. And I felt she was not wholly mine, that I would not have the right… More
PEN outraged by targeted murder of Pakistani rights activist
The murder of Sabeen Mahmud, director of bookstore and community space The Second Floor (T2F), today in Karachi showcases the heinous fear tactics used to quash dissent in Pakistan,… More
Burton Watson Named Winner of 2015 PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation
It is with great pleasure that PEN announces today that the 2015 PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation will be awarded to scholar and translator of Chinese and Japanese literature… More
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