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The PEN Ten: An Interview with Rešoketšwe Manenzhe

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By: Sabir Sultan | December 15, 2022

I think art, in general, is important for society, to nurture the softer aspects of what makes us human. More

The PEN Ten: An Interview with Kimberly Nguyen

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By: Jenn Dees | December 8, 2022

I believe that fiction is a mask, and the truth lurks somewhere underneath. More

The PEN Ten: An Interview with Helen Benedict and Eyad Awwadawnan

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By: Donica Bettanin | October 27, 2022

Perhaps the easiest and yet one of the most valuable things we can all do is to be kind to newcomers in our land—offer them a seat on a… More

The PEN Ten: An Interview with Cheryl Boyce-Taylor

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By: Caits Meissner | October 20, 2022

It has always been my intention to give my readers truth and offer them permission to be truthful without judgment in their own lives and work. More

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PEN America Virtual Author’s Evening with Eve L. Ewing

1919Lauren EmbreyWednesday, October 5, 2022 | 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm ET
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PEN/Penn Ukrainian Poetry in Translation Reading

Friday, July 29, 2022 | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
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PEN America Launches Ninth U.S. Chapter in Arizona to be Led by Author Michelle Beaver and Poet Amber McCrary

Press ReleaseJune 23, 2022

“There’s a tremendous amount of literary talent in the Grand Canyon State, and PEN’s presence here is going to help unify those voices,” says PEN Arizona Chapter Leader Michelle… More

Joys of Queerness and the Word: An Indigiqueer Reading. A special event featuring emerging Native poets and a celebration of LGTBQ2S people

Joys of Queerness and the Word: An Indigiqueer Reading

Saturday, June 25, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm MT
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The PEN Ten: An Interview with Jay Hopler

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By: Viviane Eng | June 9, 2022

Humor allowed me to occupy a perspective that reduced cancer to the butt of a joke. More

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A June Jordan Tribute

Saturday, June 4, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm ET
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