Madness and Mania: A Reading List
PEN America and Strand Book Store present a reading list on "Madness and Mania" in celebration of tonight's PEN Out Loud event featuring an intimate poetry reading with sam… More
The PEN Ten with sam sax
I do have more to say about what a good writer is and ought to do, which I think carries many of the same qualities as a good person.… More
This Is Not a Good News Story
What gets coded as what, and how, seems an almost week-to-week question posed in our media and discourse…There are tangible consequences to the language and narratives we use. More
I Want So Desperately to be Finished with Desire
everyone drags all their past / lovers into bed // all their past beds / & public toilets & foil pipes / & park benches & cutlasses / &… More
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"I wanted to see myself and I wanted to see other people and their experiences,” says 14-year old @iammarleydias who is now actively working towards promoting diversity and greater access to literature beyond the classroom: https://t.co/FzI4u7oRDU via @lithub.
“If anyone comes for an em dash and tries to say that it’s used too much, I’m willing to defend it with my life." Which side of the em dash debate are you on? https://t.co/LjgcxTaI27
Come join us for a FREE #WomenInTranslation event at @mcnallyjackson on 8/22 with translators Ann Goldstein, @jennymcpheee, SevinçTürkkan, and Inea Bushnaq. For more information: https://t.co/ietIrmNEKI. #WITMonth