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Yadasi Clips
Cold October spring, / light lengthened out in the evening. // But the wind! / Wind made the world frightening. More
PEN Remembers Envelope-Pushing Publisher and PEN Member Barney Rosset
PEN mourns the loss of maverick publisher, First Amendment crusader, and longtime member, Barney Rosset. He passed away in New York on February 21, at the age of 89.… More
PEN Appeal: Gangkye Drubpa Kyab
February 23, 2012 President of the People’s Republic of China His Excellency Hu Jintao State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,500 members of PEN American Center, an international organization of… More
PEN Appeal: El Universo
February 23, 2012 Presidente Rafael Correa Palacio de Carondelet García Moreno No. 10-43, entre Chile y Espejo Quito, Ecuador Fax: +593 2 258 0714 Justice and Human Rights Minister Johana Pesántez Benítez Ministra de Justicia y Derechos… More
Poetry, Not Just a Book
Poetry is not just a book anymore. Beyond online journals, poems happily interact with film and video, music, dance, and, well, we’re here today to celebrate all the ways… More
Journalists and Bloggers Arrested; Fears for Safety
PEN International fears for the safety of leading journalist Mazen Darwich, who was arrested on February 17, 2012, along with 13 fellow press freedom activists and bloggers from the… More
Wide Enough
wasn’t crossing the / fence line a bird / that wasn’t perched / in the magnolia More
Writer Arrested in Ongoing Crackdown
Writer Gangkye Drubpa Kyab has been held incommunicado at an unknown location since February 15, 2012. More
IACHR Orders Suspension of Sentences Against El Universo
On February 21, 2012, the IACHR ordered the Ecuadoran government to suspend the enforcement of the sentences handed down to the directors and former editor of the newspaper, pending… More
An Island of Peace
Kings are in trouble. From presidents. The Buganda king is a waiter in London. Uganda is a picture on a map, shaped like the back of the bumpy head… More
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