The Secret Scripture: Sebastian Barry in Conversation with Roxanne Coady
Sebastian Barry and Roxanne Coady discuss what sort of communities can evolve between authors, their works and readers during a conversation which took place at the 2009 PEN World… More
Sebastian Barry Reads from The Secret Scripture
Sebastian Barry reads from The Secret Scripture during a conversation which took place at the 2009 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Marie Ponsot Reads from The Theater of Night by Alberto Álvaro Ríos
Marie Ponsot reads from The Theater of Night by Alberto Álvaro Ríos at the 2007 Beyond Margins Celebration. More
Lawrence Weschler and Tomas Venclova Read “Preparation” by Czeslaw Milosz
Lawrence Weschler, in English, and Tomas Venclova, in Lithuanian, read "Preparation" by Czeslaw Milosz at Czeslaw Milosz and the Conscience of Literature, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices… More
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"Like most Americans, you might believe books have a settled status in our culture—that even if they contain sexual material, they’re protected by the #FirstAmendment," writes @dankois.
Now, Republicans in VA are asking a judge to change US obscenity law. https://slate.com/culture/2022/08/book-banning-republicans-gender-queer-obscenity-supreme-court.html
“When we read these books... everyone is in agreement that (they) are very educational and should be allowed in our classrooms,” says Vandegrift High School Banned Book Club co-founder Alyssa Hoy. "They start very tough conversations that need to be had.” https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/how-teens-are-pushing-back-on-book-bans
A teacher in Florida wanted to inspire Black children with pictures of Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Colin Powell and George Washington Carver.
He has resigned because, he alleges, a district employee removed the pictures as "age inappropriate."
https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2022/08/10/escambia-county-florida-teacher-said-pictures-black-american-leaders-removed-his-class/10276112002
