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The PEN Ten: An Interview with Jane Wong

Interview
By: Donica Bettanin | May 22, 2023

I think often of my familial ancestors and what trickled into me – were they poets too? More

On Bridgeworks Oregon’s “Prisons Have a Long Memory: Life Inside Oregon’s Oldest Prison”

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By: Moira Marquis | March 16, 2023

Moira Marquis reviews Tracy D. Schlapp and Danny Wilson's "Prisons Have a Long Memory: Life Inside Oregon's Oldest Prison" (Bridgeworks Oregon, 2022). More

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Remember This: On Celes Tisdale’s “When the Smoke Cleared: Attica Prison Poems and Journal”

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By: Malcolm Tariq | November 17, 2022

Malcolm Tariq reviews Celes Tisdale's "When the Smoke Cleared: Attica Prison Poems and Journal" (Duke University Press, 2022). More

The Cop in Your Head: On Andy West’s “The Life Inside”

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By: Tomás Miriti Pacheco | September 20, 2022

PEN America's Tomás Miriti Pacheco reviews Andy West's "The Life Inside: A Memoir of Prison, Family and Philosophy" (Picador, 2022). More

A Movement to Bend the Arc: Keeda J. Haynes’ Memoir on Second-Chance Culture

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By: Emma Stammen | August 17, 2022

Emma Stammen reviews Keeda J. Haynes' memoir, "Bending the Arc: My Journey from Prison to Politics" (Seal Books, 2021). More

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PEN America Author’s Evening with Delia Ephron

Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at LifeAnn and Richard SarnoffWednesday, November 9, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET
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“Do you really want to know why the caged bird sings?”: On Marlon Peterson’s Abolitionist Memoir

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By: Emma Stammen | July 20, 2022

Emma Stamen reviews Marlon Peterson’s Abolitionist Memoir Bird Uncaged (Bold Type Books, 2021) More

headshot of Nicole Chung, book cover of All You Can Ever Know; headshot of Matthew Salesses, bookcover of Craft in the Real World; at the bottom"Adoptee Literary Festival Keynote Address with Nicole Chung and Matthew Salesses"

[VIRTUAL] Adoptee Literary Festival

Saturday, April 9, 2022 | 11:00 am – 9:00 pm ET
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Alan Cumming

Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed LifeJeanmarie FenrichWednesday, February 9, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET
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The PEN Ten: An Interview with John Paul Brammer

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By: Viviane Eng | June 24, 2021

“There’s something about writing that can turn thoughts into objects, into something that you can turn around and fiddle with and polish up.” More

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