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Columnist Shot Dead
PEN International protests the murder of Auro Ida, political columnist for the online newspaper Olhar Direto, who was shot dead in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, on July 21, 2011. More
Thunder Mountain Like Sand Castle
They stepped through the gates. He held her hand. She laughed as the wind blew the brim of her hat. Couples and children stared at them. He took her… More
PEN American Center Announces Recipients of the 2011 PEN Literary Awards
PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, today announced the winners and runners-up of the 2011 PEN Awards, the most comprehensive… More
Internet Writers Detained; Fears for Safety
PEN International is seriously concerned about the detention of Internet writers Ahmad Mansour and Nasser Bin Gheith, who are facing charges for their dissident activities and writings. More
The Great Dismal
Hopefully you made it to the first ever New York Poetry Festival, but in case you missed it, there’s a run-down of the weekend-long event at the Rumpus. More
Marginalia
The Fulton St. Foodtown is playing Motown and I’m surprised / at how quickly my daughter picks up the tune. And soon /the two of us, plowing rows of… More
Meena Alexander on In the Dark of the Heart: Songs of Meera
How can you lose a book you love so much, one you are about to bring to a virtual book swap—just as soon as you touch it once more… More
PEN, Citing U.N. Ruling, Urges China to Release Liu Xiaobo Immediately
Calling the recent ruling by a United Nations body that PEN member and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia are being illegally detained “a… More
El Universo Journalist and Directors Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Libel
PEN International protests the three-year prison sentences and US$40 million in fines imposed on El Universo columnist Emilio Palacio and the newspaper’s co-directors Carlos Eduardo Pérez Barriga, César Enrique… More
Chris Martin: Two Poems
I sneeze upon seeing myself / or throw my own / bones into the street / like white confetti More
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