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Elisabeth Sifton Appointed At-Large Trustee
The Board of PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, voted at their meeting on March 8, 2012, to appoint Elisabeth… More
Amitava Kumar: The Map of My Village
The house was in an alley, set away from the winding street, and in that house were three communists who, during my first visit, sold me a book and… More
Turkish Translator and Publisher on Trial: Take Action!
Last year, I reported on the trial of Turkish publisher İrfan Sancı and translator Süha Sertabiboğlu for their January 2011 publication of William S. Burrough’s 1961 novel The Soft… More
PEN Appeal: Saidov, Mahmudov, Bekjanov, Abdurakhmanov, and Khamidov
March 12, 2012 President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam A. Karimov Rezidentsyia prezidenta Ul. Uzbekistaniskaya 43 Tashkent Uzbekistan Fax: +998 71 139 5325 Minister of Justice Nigmatilla Tulqinovich Yuldoshev 5, Saylgokh Str. Tashkent Uzbekistan Fax: +998 71 2335176 Head… More
Turkish Translator and Publisher on Trial: Take Action!
[caption id="" align="none" width="320" caption="Turkish editions of Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs and Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk"][/caption] Last year, I reported on the trial of Turkish publisher ?rfan Sanc?… More
What Poets Write
What do poets write and say when they don’t write pomes and poetics essays—or poems that ARE poetics essays? More
Latest Amnesty Excludes Imprisoned Writers
PEN International is disappointed that a recent amnesty has not included five writers and journalists, all serving long prison sentences. More
Octaves Later
Beyond / the nerve tonic / I came up rather quickly / now it’s a way of saying something / as if another century had passed More
John Krygier/Denis Wood: Ce N?est Pas Le Monde
Below is new graphic analysis by John Krygier and Denis Wood. It appears in PEN America 15: Maps. Ce N’est Pas Le Monde 120456 More
Peter Godwin Elected as President of PEN American Center
PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, announced today at its Annual Members Meeting the election of Peter Godwin as its… More
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