Statement: Deep Regret Over the Choice of Peter Handke for the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature
"We reject the decision that a writer who has persistently called into question thoroughly documented war crimes deserves to be celebrated for his 'linguistic ingenuity.' At a moment of… More
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Meet PEN America's Birmingham chapter leaders Alina Stefanescu (@aliner) & Ashley M. Jones (@ashberry813). The two poets are working with #PENAcrossAmerica to engage and energize Birmingham's writing community. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2RhTu9K.
Thanks to @senatemajldr we are now a nation reliant on govt-controlled TV to filter historic events through a prism that those in power choose. Just a few years ago we who lamented the very same restrictions in China, Iran, etc. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/business/media/impeachment-trial-media-coverage.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
While Colombia's government is willing to talk with leaders of demonstrations against the social and economic policies of President Ivan Duque, some protest demands are "unconstitutional," said a presidency official.
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