Nedim Yasar
On November 20, 2018, Yasar was shot while leaving the book launch for his memoir. Founder of the Los Guerreros gang, he left it in 2012 and became a… More
Blocking Trump Critic From NATO Conference “Inherently Undemocratic”
“To prevent Sloane from speaking based on the free expression of his political views flies in the face of the longstanding diplomatic tradition of modeling U.S. values for the… More
Turns of Verse: On Translating Per Aage Brandt
"There’s hardly anything in the world that fails to interest [Per Aage Brandt], and nothing that he fails to make more interesting once he’s written about it." More
New and Selected Poetry of Per Aage Brandt
One of Denmark’s most distinguished poets and scholars, Per Aage is writing his best poetry today, in the twilight of a long and prolific career. Satterlee’s translation recreates the… More
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@PENamerica is hosting a series of conversations for @bannedbooksweek on the many threats to speech we face these days. (Thanks to @BradMeltzer for getting MLK's biography and other books back in York, PA schools) https://pen.org/campaign/banned-books-week-2021/?mc_cid=403cc179e2&mc_eid=5b48beaefe
MARTITA, I REMEMBER YOU/MARTITA, TE RECUERDO is Sandra Cisneros’ first published fiction in almost a decade. Check out this @forbes interview with Sandra before joining us for a #PENOutLoud conversation about the new book: https://pen.org/event/pen-out-loud-sandra-cisneros-with-jaime-manrique/ https://bit.ly/3lOhxv9
