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To Sleep on a Submarine
Elusive submarine sleep, I have sought you In so many submarine places When too weary to continue unending submarine work. More
Fairhill Prison
Fairhill PrisonI am sitting here in Fairhill Prison,watching the guards jingle by in their shiny shoes.I am O.K. here,I am secure.I have been classified, collated and rated,fingerprinted, photoed and… More
My Banned Books
Back in the 1970's I wrote a couple of what used to be known as “middle age” novels that were banned in Texas and in West Virginia. They were… More
Reductio ad absurdum
i kissed you from the door to the bedfrom the bed to the bathroom from the bathroomto the kitchen and in the morningyour panties in the refrigerator your stockings in the potyour shoes… More
The Short on Q (As In Cucumber) Range
The Short on Q (As In Cucumber) RangeThe Q range officer called downto the cell block Desk Sergeant,“There is a short on Q range,electricity out – not even lights.Inmates… More
Reader Privacy Advocates Welcome Patriot Act Reform Measures
The Campaign for Reader Privacy, a coalition of organizations representing librarians, booksellers, authors, and publishers, welcomed the introduction of legislation that will safeguard the First Amendment reader privacy rights… More
PEN Appeal: Abdoulaye Tiémogo
September 25, 2009 Président de la République: S.E.M .Tandja Mamadou PO Box 369 Niamey, Niger Fax: + 227 2073 3430 H.E.M Ousmane Moutari Ambassadeur, Représentant Permanent Permanent Mission of Niger to the United Nations 417 East 50th… More
Sick Editor Transferred to Remote Prison; Concerns for Health
International PEN is seriously concerned about the health and well being of Le Canard Déchaîné editor Abdoulaye Tiémogo, who contracted malaria after being imprisoned in August 2009. More
Kenyan Pen President and Secretary General Arrested; Fears for Safety
International PEN is alarmed at reports that Philo Ikonya and Kingwa Kamencu, President and Secretary General of Kenyan PEN respectively, were arrested this afternoon while taking part in a… More
Kenyan Pen President Released
International PEN welcomes the release of Kenyan PEN President Philo Ikonya and a student activist following their arrest yesterday while taking part in a peaceful demonstration against corruption in… More
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