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The Revolt of the Peasant Girls
Though the fathers and brothers and potential husbands who fought us and fell are entombed and their monuments decorated with cockscomb and digitalis, we wait for the earth to… More
The PEN Ten with Lisa Lucas
"I [ ] think that there’s something to how hard it is to write, to tell the truth, to publish, and to make a living doing so that brings… More
No-Fly Zone in Ferguson Shows Need for Justice Department Investigation Into Press Freedom
An Associated Press report that police in Ferguson requested a no-fly zone to block media helicopters from documenting protests is further proof of the need for a full investigation… More
The Kachin: Culture of the Mountain Lords
“Once we looked to our cultural elders for guidance—now we look to soldiers.” In Kachin State, Myanmar, conflict has overruled culture. More
Mx Justin Vivian Bond on How to Take a Flying Leap
On Monday night at the Ace Hotel Mx Justin Vivian Bond—trans-activist, cabaret chanteuse, performance art icon, and memoirist—will speak with Mike Albo about literature as a way of being,… More
The PEN Ten with Laila Lalami
[W]riters have to write, even under threat. I think often of Tahar Djaout’s words: “If you speak, you die / If you are silent, you die / So speak… More
Top Places to Breastfeed
Today I pumped in the Atlanta airport women’s restroom / At the sink while ppl walked past / And I wore one of those bras for hands free pumping… More
Writers in the Schools: September-October
PEN's Writers in the Schools program kicked off its second year in September, bringing PEN members to schools around New York: from Flushing, Queens, to Bushwick, Brooklyn. Over the… More
Founding Member of PEN Honduras Fighting Ban on Practice
Julio Ernesto Alvarado is fighting the reinstatement of a 16-month ban on practicing journalism More
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