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"Last time this bend in the river was shady and swift, but a downed branch makes a quiet corner away from the current where life, slow and abundant, flourished… More
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In the wake of the Russian invasion, Ukrainian art workers and leaders take up the fight to protect the country's cultural institutions. http://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/08/arts/design/ukraine-museums-art-protection.html
Let's celebrate writers past and present on #NationalBookLoversDay!
To start, here's our #PEN100 reading list highlighting members of the organization who have produced some of the most influential works of the past century. https://pen.org/pen-america-at-100-a-reading-list/