The Silent Strength of Liu Xia
In March 2010, months after Liu Xiaobo was tried and sentenced to 11 years in prison, PEN’s Director of Freedom to Write and International Programs, Larry Siems, came back… More
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I'm over the moon to be moderating this panel on Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Free Expression in Alabama for @PENamerica next week. Join Brontez Purnell, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Emrys Donaldson, Joi Minor, and @ACLUAlabama! Please share. ❤️
https://pen.org/event/gender-identity-sexuality-free-expression-alabama/
Join us on 10/1 for a #BannedBooksWeek conversation with @rofhiwabooks on the “Erasure of Black Thought”. Black academics @profblmkelley, @pornoscholar, and @daniellepurifoy will discuss the growing movement against the teaching of black history & racism. https://bit.ly/3nYQjVj
In this week's #PENTen, we spoke with award-winning essayist, poet, playwright, and film producer José Vadi (@vadiparty) about how his writing habits have changed, how family stories and community stories came together in his book INTER STATE, and more: https://bit.ly/3o281Hp.
