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PEN Appeal: Thich Huyen Quang
July 24, 2008 His Excellency Nguyên Minh Triêt President, Socialist Republic of Vietnam c/o Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hanoi Socialist Republic of Vietnam Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,300 members of PEN American… More
PEN Appeal: Du Daobin
July 24, 2008 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Mr. Meng Jianzhu Minister of the Public Security East Chang'an Avenue 14 100741 Beijing P.R. China Your Excellencies, On behalf of… More
Dissident Writer Rearrested
International PEN protests the rearrest of dissident writer and member of the Independent Chinese PEN Center Du Daobin, who was detained on July 21, 2008, for apparently violating the… More
Chinese Writer Du Daobin Re-Arrested as Crackdown Continues
Less than three weeks before the Olympic Games open in Beijing, Chinese authorities have re-arrested writer, former political prisoner, and PEN member Du Daobin and filed formal charges against… More
Scott S: Diary Entry
Tuesday, 11:01 pmMay 6, 2008This morning I received my materials from the Anne Frank Center: a copy of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, a journal, some… More
Celestial Harmonies
1. It is deucedly difficult to tell a lie when you don't know the truth.2. To kick off a text with a ferocious-looking baroque grand seigneur is gratifying; a… More
Agua de bordes lúbricos / Water’s Lubricious Edges
Water of jellyfish, lacteal, sinuous water, water of lubricious borders; glassy thickness—Deliquescence in delectable contours. Water—sumptuous water of involution, of languor More
PEN Appeal: Novruzali Mamedov
July 16, 2008 President Ilham Aliyev Office of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic 19 Istiqlaliyyat Street Baku AZ1066 Azerbaijan Fax: +994 12 492 0625 Minister of Internal Affairs Lt.-Gen.… More
Diary Excerpt
Richard ParkerRamsey Prison UnitRosharon, TexasMonday, May 26, 2008, 5:26 p.m.Hello World:I decided I am going to put this booklet in the mail tonight. Since it’s a holiday weekend (Memorial… More
From the Prison Diary of Malachi Ephraim
When I realized that today is Father’s Day, I then thought of my dad who died of lung cancer in 2005. When I was told of my father’s passing… More
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