The Bucket
"Nine by six cell and small as hell. Not big. I can barely do the James Brown in here, I can bang my head against four walls in four… More
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Our next PEN OUT LOUD event is happening 7pm Feb 7 at @ptknitwear in NYC!
Don't miss @_joseolivarez discussing his new poetry collection, Promises of Gold with NYT-bestselling author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional, @IsaacFitzgerald.
Details: https://pen.org/event/pen-out-loud-jose-olivarez-with-isaac-fitzgerald/
It's been more than 30 years since @J_CameronLive published The Artist's Way, and yes, she still writes morning pages! With her influential book back on bestseller lists as she releases a 2023 update, Julia talks to PEN America. Read here: https://pen.org/julia-cameron-artists-way/