Jordanian Poet Denied Entry to U.S.
On September 27, 2014, Jordanian-British Poet Amjad Nasser was denied permission to board a plane bound for New York, where he was to inaugurate the new Gallatin Global Writers… More
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Banned in the USA - Censorship
Of the 2,532 bans ➡️ 96% were enacted w/o following the best practice guidelines for book challenges outlined by the American Library Association @ALALibrary and the National Coalition Against Censorship @ncacensorship .
https://pen.org/report/banned-usa-growing-movement-to-censor-books-in-schools/
Thought-provoking opening address by writer, @PENamerica member, and staunch supporter of the #FreedomToWrite, @sirihustvedt, at the 88th @pen_int Congress. Words have power, for good and bad. What can writers do to emphasize and support the good?