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“We Cannot Help but Feel Sorrow”: On Commemorating the Tiananmen Square Massacre

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By: James Tager | June 4, 2019

It is illegal to discuss the Tiananmen Square Massacre in China, which is why it is important that people of conscience around the globe remember this day. More

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Highlights from the 15th Annual World Voices Festival

PEN World Voices

This Festival explored the profoundly complex and challenging issues involved in this dissolution of the public and the private in more than 70 events. More

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DARE: “Literature Provides Shelter. That’s Why We Need It”

News DigestMay 13, 2019

Arundhati Roy looks at the role of literature and writing in her Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture at PEN World Voices Festival. More

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Open Secrets: A Workshop

Sunday, May 19, 2019 | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Seeing Beyond Satire and Stereotypes

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Women’s Work

Monday, May 13, 2019 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Cry, the Beloved Country: Ma Jian on Resilience, Resistance, and Hope

Essay
By: Ma Jian | Translated By: Flora Drew | April 26, 2019

"The Chinese language is my homeland. From exile, I can use it to drag repressed memories into the light" More

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Open Secrets at the 15th Annual World Voices Festival

PEN World Voices
By: Chip Rolley | April 17, 2019

This year’s World Voices Festival explores the profoundly complex and challenging issues involved in this dissolution of the public and the private. More

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National Poetry Month 2019: A Roundup

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For National Poetry Month, PEN America has curated a selection of poetry, readings, and more, from our decades-long history with the celebrated art form. More

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