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An interview with scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah…
In January of this year, Kwame Anthony Appiah, an African and African American literature and cultural studies professor at Princeton University, formally nominated 54-year-old Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo… More
from My Heart but not My Heart
This week in the PEN Poetry Series, guest editor Dawn Lundy Martin features an excerpt from a poem by Stephanie Cawley. About Cawley's work, Martin writes: "In these hybrid utterances… More
Actor Harrison Ford pays an answer to Palo Alto
There was no bullwhip and no rakish fedora when Hollywood icon Harrison Ford came to Palo Alto Friday. Instead the actor and conservationist joined Pulitzer-prize-winning environmentalist Edward (E.O.) Wilson… More
Prominent Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo’s Appeal Rejected
International PEN continues to call on supporters to take action on behalf of Liu Xiaobo and others detained in China. Liu Xiaobo, former president and board member of the… More
Blogger Charged; Fears for Safety
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of Tal Al-Mallouhi, a 19-year-old blogger, poet, and high school student, who is reportedly facing charges of espionage. She has been… More
Novelist Laura Esquivel reads at event in support of Mexican journos
Novelists Laura Esquivel, Paul Auster and Don DeLillo will be reading next Tuesday at Cooper Union as part of an evening in support of Mexican journalists whose work on… More
Slovak politicians welcome Nobel for Chinese dissident
Politicians who signed the petition to support the nomination of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo for the Nobel Peace Prize this year have praised the decision of the Norwegian Nobel… More
Nobel laureate’s wife detained
The wife of Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese dissident who won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, has said she is being held under house arrest at her home in Beijing. More
Nobel Peace Prize winner nominated by Appiah
When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to imprisoned human rights activist Liu Xiaobo on Friday, the news sparked international dialogue about the future of human rights in China. More
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