The PEN Pod: On Using Storytelling to Push Back Against Systems with Imbolo Mbue
“This story came from [my] childhood fascination: this idea of people pushing back against systems that are way more powerful than them.” More
The PEN Pod: From Trauma to Transcendence with Alice Randall
“Black joy is particularly radical, and [the book] helps you achieve some Black joy right now—it helps all people achieve some honorable, honest joy.” More
Maya Angelou: 1928-2014
One of the most influential books written in English, Angelou’s transformative autobiography unleashed the genre of the American memoir to new possibilities. With 39 public bans since 1983 for… More
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PEN America is monitoring this situation at @GWtweets, which involves concerning allegations of protest rights violations.
https://www.gwhatchet.com/2022/12/01/students-for-justice-in-palestine-facing-disciplinary-charges-from-gw-after-protest/
Breaking: @PENamerica & @PenUkraine released a report about the ugly & pointed attack by Russia on Ukrainian culture in this war. Museums/schools bombed; a conductor & poet murdered; language restricted; creativity snuffed out. https://pen.org/report/ukrainian-culture-under-attack/ https://twitter.com/PENamerica/status/1598669619253895169
Tetyana Teren, director @PenUkraine:This report demonstrates the magnitude of Ukrainian cultural losses since 24 February 2022 and confirms that, in many cases, cultural objects have been the direct aim of Russian attacks