Oleg Sentsov: I don’t want my children to live in a country of slaves
The you of today looks back at the you of yesterday, more sober, more shrewd, and in some ways even more cruel. More
2017 Literary Gala: Oleg Sentsov, PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award
Oleg Sentsov is but 1 of 44 Ukrainian prisoners who are incarcerated in Russia today ... He asks that, when you speak of him, you don’t forget the others. More
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I'm over the moon to be moderating this panel on Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Free Expression in Alabama for @PENamerica next week. Join Brontez Purnell, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Emrys Donaldson, Joi Minor, and @ACLUAlabama! Please share. ❤️
https://pen.org/event/gender-identity-sexuality-free-expression-alabama/
Join us on 10/1 for a #BannedBooksWeek conversation with @rofhiwabooks on the “Erasure of Black Thought”. Black academics @profblmkelley, @pornoscholar, and @daniellepurifoy will discuss the growing movement against the teaching of black history & racism. https://bit.ly/3nYQjVj
In this week's #PENTen, we spoke with award-winning essayist, poet, playwright, and film producer José Vadi (@vadiparty) about how his writing habits have changed, how family stories and community stories came together in his book INTER STATE, and more: https://bit.ly/3o281Hp.
