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Hettie Jones & Charles Norman: An Interview
Although much of my “prison” work is dark and tragic, I’m actually the class clown, and my humor is an important part of who I am. I have to… More
Sarah White & Yvette Louisell: An Interview
SW: Yvette, you write both poetry and prose. Are there things you feel best able to say in a poem and others that feel more suitable for a prose… More
Dissident Writer Zhou Yuanzhi Released
International PEN welcomes the release of dissident writer and member of the Independent Chinese PEN Center Zhou Yuanzhi on May 15, 2008. However, PEN is also concerned that he… More
Dissident Writer’s Health Failing
International PEN is deeply concerned by recent reports of the deteriorating health of imprisoned activist and writer Hu Jia, who is serving a three-and-a-half-year sentence for "inciting subversion of… More
PEN Appeal: Mohammad Sadiq Kabudvand
July 2, 2008 His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei’ The Office of the Supreme Leader Shoahada Street, Qom Islamic Republic of Iran His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Ministry of Justice, Park-e Shahr Tehran,… More
The Complicated Truth
Rudy was the typical, self-centered inconsiderate teenager who always took more from the family’s pot than he ever placed into it. But his family’s love for him remained unconditional. … More
Chinese Journalist Sentenced, Others Prevented From Meeting U.S. Officials
PEN centers expressed disappointment today over the sentencing of journalist Sun Lin in Nanjing and the detention and harassment of several writers and PEN members to prevent them from… More
Kurdish Journalist Sentenced to 11 Years
International PEN is shocked by the 11-year prison sentence handed down to Kurdish journalist Mohammad Sadiq Kabudvand on June 22, 2008, on charges of "acting against national security" for… More
Rik Bogen: Timeshifter
It is a cube. A perfect cube, almost, at least down to the quantum uncertainty level where such stuff is important.Other than that peculiarity it does not seem to… More
Metamorphosis
What Metamorphosis is about: How unique we are. We have been created in God’s image. Created to be able to recreate and procreate. But what does this really mean?What if… More
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