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Three Lullabies
Dear Frank. I am writing you a letter with nowhere to send it. We’ve taken a room in San Felipe, on the Calle de los Claveles. Separating the bedrooms… More
Mounting Concerns for Two Detained Azeri Poets
PEN International is seriously concerned for the welfare of Azeri writers Farid Huseyn and Shahriyar Hajizade, who have been held without charge in Iran since May 2, 2012. PEN… More
Enoh Meyomesse: Ma Vie en Prison (français)
Enoh Meyomesse, 57 ans, est l’auteur de nombreux ouvrages et président fondateur de l’Association nationale des écrivains camerounais. Arrêté le 22 novembre 2011, il est accusé d’un triple délit… More
Enoh Meyomesse: My Time in Kondengui Prison
[caption id="attachment_14989" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Enoh Meyomesse"][/caption] Enoh Meyomesse is the author of 15 books and a founding member of the Cameroon Writers Association. In October 2011, he ran for office… More
Poetry Roundup: Infinite Worlds Edition
Poet Alina Gregorian has started a new poetry series, aptly named “The Reading Series,” over at the Huffington Post. More
An Interview with Rotimi Babatunde, 2012 Caine Prize Winner
“The past is not dead. It is not even past,” according to one of Faulkner’s characters. In writing “Bombay’s Republic”, my primary objective was to investigate how the past… More
Bombay’s Republic
Bombay’s discoveries of the possible would come faster than the leeches in Burma’s crepuscular jungles. At first, Bombay’s tasks were limited to mule driving and porting baggage. If there… More
Büşra Ersanli Freed Pending Trial
From the day that the prosecutor ruled my detention, until now, everything has been upside down. I am speechless and now going back to Silivri [prison] to pack my… More
Summer Splash Poetry Roundup!
It’s summer, and because you are bound to need something cool, here are new exploding poetry journal offerings for that breath of fresh je-ne-sais-quoi! More
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