Filmed Production of Mahogany L. Browne’s New Choreopoem Quilted Steel—Telling the Stories of Formerly Incarcerated Black Women—Premiers June 13 at Lincoln Center Atrium
Caits Meissner, director of PEN America’s Prison and Justice Writing Program, who produced the project, said: “This collaboration is a call to bear unflinching witness. The project demands that… More
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Wishing you a speedy recovery, @SalmanRushdie. Your novels and your commitment to free speech continue to inspire the world. As a @PENamerica member, I am proud to #StandWithSalman today and every day.
Powerful readings of Salman Rushdie's work at today's @PENAmerica @nypl event. With free expression under attack, we must defend the freedom to write. #StandWithSalman
Writers, friends, supporters, and readers gathered today on the steps of @nypl to stand in solidarity with acclaimed author #SalmanRushdie and celebrate his tireless advocacy for freedom of expression.
We #StandWithSalman.
Watch a video of the event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O2Y4tyOTN0