Dialogues with Imaginary Partners
Readers should not expect straightforward autobiographical narrative, however, but a work in the symbolist mode, in which the semantic range of words is extended. More
Journal of an Ordinary Grief
When the storm passed, all this curvature was complete, transformed into a circle whose beginning and end are not known. More
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"Baktash Abtin, Keyvan Bajan, and Reza Khandan Mahabadi are embodiments of the spirit that animates our work at PEN America." Learn more about our 2021 PEN/Barbey #FreedomToWrite honorees: https://abcn.ws/3ko2l8p.
In the final edition of Temperature Check, PEN America's Prison and Justice Writing Program break down the latest developments in advocacy efforts and the state of COVID’s impact behind bars over the last 17 months. https://bit.ly/392kySi
