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An Evening with Marlon James & Desiree C. Bailey

Saturday, February 19, 2022 | 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] A Conversation with Ai Weiwei and Theaster Gates

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“Look at the ways that the American healthcare system, in times of crisis, exacerbates the fissures that are already there, the inequalities that are already there.” More

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“This moment and what I think will be the aftermath of it for a long time, is to actually make very real what has felt real for a long… More

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The PEN Pod: Singing About Dark Times with Carolyn Forché

InterviewApril 29, 2020

“People have always turned to poetry in moments of extremity, because poetry arises—it’s deeply sourced, it’s memorable, it’s musical, and it offers us awareness.” More

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Proud. @PENamerica supports kidlit and authors esp on Trans Day of visibility. Trans stories are being attacked. And it's never about the books - it's about what the books represent. The ultimate free expression - celebrating who you are. https://pen.org/banned-books-transgender-stories/

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