A Year of Books By PEN America Members
We're so proud of our members, who have published 40+ works in 2023, most of which are available to purchase on Bookshop. More
PEN America Speaks: How We Defended and Celebrated Free Expression The Week of October 9
PEN America works tirelessly to defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture. Here are some of the latest ways PEN America is speaking out. More
PEN America Speaks: How We Defended and Celebrated Free Expression The Week of October 2
PEN America works tirelessly to defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture. Here are some of the latest ways PEN America is speaking out. More
Readings by Noted Authors Headline 6/6 Florida Event Celebrating Books Challenged in Miami-Dade County Schools, including The Hill We Climb by Poet Amanda Gorman
Jonathan Friedman, director of PEN America’s Free Expression and Education program, said: "The fact that a bogus challenge from a single individual can get books banned goes to the… More
Richard Blanco: “To fulfill an ideal of home”
And although home may never be more than a myth just out of reach, an invisible city just outside my window, or a place between the lines of my… More
Richard Blanco, Inaugural Poet
President Obama has selected poet Richard Blanco to read the inaugural poem in Washington DC on January 21st. Good editorial work, POTUS! Read two poems from Blanco's Directions to… More
from Directions to the Beach of the Dead
Mexican Almuerzo in New Englandfor M.G.Word is praise for Marina, up past 3:00 a.m. the night before her flight,preparing and packing the platos tradicionales she’s now heating up inthe… More