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Join our friends @RockBrosFund and @HVWritersCenter for Poetry Al Fresco, a daylong outdoor poetry workshop with poet and instructor Lynn McGhee. Tickets are on sale now! https://bit.ly/2ZD7CB9

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Indian poet P. Varavara Rao is at risk of re-detention for exercising his #FreedomToWrite. Indian authorities must drop the baseless charges against Rao and other writers detained in India. Learn about Rao and his work w/@scottishPEN @irishPEN: http://bit.ly/3ubgVUb

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Our very own @jzfriedman spoke with @fox7austin about PEN America's efforts to re-instate banned books at Leander Independent School District. Learn more about PEN America's #BannedBooksWeek events, reading list, and more: https://bit.ly/BannedBooksWk21. https://bit.ly/3iaJKeq

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