PEN America Chapter: Utah
Utah Chapter Leaders
Erika George is the Samuel D. Thurman Professor of Law and directs the Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah. She is an American Bar Foundation Fellow, a member of the American Law Institute, and she serves on the Advisory Board of the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights. She is the author of Incorporating Rights and previously worked for Human Rights Watch on equity, education, and expression issues.
Paisley Rekdal is the author of ten books of poetry and prose, including Nightingale and Appropriate: A Provocation. Her work has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Fulbright Foundation among others. She was guest editor for Best American Poetry 2020 and served as Utah’s poet laureate from 2017-2022.
PEN America Utah
PEN America in Utah
Recent Events
Scholl Lecture Series: Arnold Lehman in Conversation with Franklin Sirmans
Join us as we kick off Pérez Art Museum Miami’s Scholl Lecture Series with Arnold Lehman, renowned contemporary art advisor and administrator. More
[VIRTUAL] A Conversation with Jewell Parker Rhodes and Kelly McWilliams
Jewell Parker Rhodes and her daughter, young adult author Kelly McWilliams, come together in conversation to discuss book bans and young adult literature. More
[VIRTUAL] Gray Areas: Human Relations and Critical Thinking in the Era of Social Media
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[VIRTUAL] Strange Paradise: Four South Florida Poets on Influence & Belonging
Join us for a conversation with four Florida poets discussing how the region’s landscape, languages, and cultural identities feature in their work. More