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On Third Attempt, PEN Member Ilija Trojanow Permitted into U.S.
PEN American Center learned today that Bulgarian-German writer and PEN member Ilija Trojanow has arrived safely in New York on a U.S. Visa to speak at the Goethe Institut’s… More
Poet’s Sentence Upheld on Appeal
PEN continues to protest the detention of poet Mohammed Ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami, whose 15-year sentence for “criticizing the ruler” and “inciting the overthrow of the ruling system” was upheld… More
The Day We Pack Our Bags
One day, I received a letter saying that yoga was a false form of spirituality and that all activity associated with yoga must be stopped... More
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
It was the moment of the intimate and the familial, before the great pursuit of the small market niche got under way. More
PEN Sierra Leone Expresses Grave Concern Over Arrests of Journalists
The Managing Editor of The Independent Observer Newspaper, Jonathan Leigh, and the Editor, Bai Bai Sesay, were rejected bail on Wednesday October, 29 2013 when they made their second… More
Interview: Myanmar PEN’s Nay Phone Latt
PEN International's Sarah Clarke catches up with Nay Phone Latt at the Internet Governance Forum (IFG) in Indonesia to talk about the impact of the political changes in Myanmar… More
The Black Count
Today, the world is so awash in sugar—it is such a staple of the modern diet, associated with all that is cheap and unhealthy—that it’s hard to believe things… More
An Open Letter to British Prime Minister David Cameron
In light of the most recent revelations on surveillance in the U.K., the U.S., and beyond, PEN American Center joined PEN International, English PEN, PEN Canada, and a host… More
Dawn, Third Shift
so much carnage, joy en bloc / you were struck by scalding water // light without warmth // comfort without pleasure / heaven poured gasoline over // what does… More
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