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Works of Justice: A Brief Interview with Poet Edward Ji

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By: Eleanor Mammen | September 16, 2019

"Writing is not 'resistance.' This places counts me eight times a day, but does not know I’m here. Like winter, life does not care if you die. It is… More

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Banned Books Week 2019: Banned Books Week(end) at Deep Vellum

Saturday, September 28, 2019 | 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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Works of Justice: An Interview with Punk-Writer Sean Thomas Dunne

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By: Anjali Emsellem | September 2, 2019

"Cathartic release is a byproduct of my desire to say something that matters to you." More

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Works of Justice: An Interview with Poet Louise K Waakaa’igan

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By: Eleanor Mammen | August 26, 2019

"It is through and with my writing that I get to be who I am, a multifaceted Anishinaabekwe with a voice and a story to share." More

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Works of Justice: An Interview with Prison Poet Laureate Eduardo “Echo” Martinez

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By: Anjali Emsellem | August 19, 2019

"My responsibility is truth and awareness. I'm not attempting to push the envelope. I’m pushing the Post Office." More

Public Reading Series “BREAK OUT” to Feature Works by Incarcerated Writers

Press ReleaseAugust 13, 2019

“BREAK OUT is designed to bring the often isolated work of incarcerated writers out into the open." More

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Along with her family, friends, and loved ones, we mourn the loss of former PEN America trustee Elisabeth Sifton. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/13/books/elisabeth-sifton-dead.html

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Browse this curated list from @nbc including praise for poet Rocío Carlos (@ninabruja7) & a recommendation from memoirist Reyna Grande (@reynagrande,) both 2003 Emerging Voices Fellows: https://nbcnews.to/2E9xfLF.

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PEN America's @jzfriedman says a professor's recent suspension over sharing student-made projects deemed offensive should have been "a teaching opportunity rather than grounds for an investigation." Read the full statement here: https://bit.ly/34jrXrV.

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