The PEN Ten: An Interview with Jean Kyoung Frazier
“I’ve never been great at imagining my future self and the things she may want, things that will be good for her, but each year that goes by, I… More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Mark Doty
“Poetry constructs communities across space and time by showing us our common ground. And it reminds us that words are more than just little packages of information.” More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Zaina Arafat
“So much of my writing is informed by my identity as a queer woman of color and a desire to combat that invisibility and erasure.” More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Megha Majumdar
“Stories help us imagine what it is like to be another person—to strive as they do, to cope as they do, to celebrate as they do—and that’s a vital… More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Nathalie Handal
“A poem is the music of mystery, and until we embrace mystery, we can’t fully be.” More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Genevieve Hudson
“At their best, stories reveal the truth. They help us see the impact we have on ourselves, on our society, and on our planet.” More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Ishmael Beah
“I was taught, and know for a fact, that stories are medicine. . . Life will always break all of us in one way or another, and stories will… More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Samanta Schweblin, Translated by Megan McDowell
“There is no other technology as effective as literature to test ourselves, to confront our worst fears and try out reactions, survival methods, and thoughts.” More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Jaime Manrique
“Reinaldo’s autobiography has the urgency of a confession on a deathbed, the confession of a desperate man who does not want to leave unsaid anything important to him.” More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with C Pam Zhang
“If I must live in a world in which I regularly grapple with how my identity shapes me, then the most honest thing I can do is to commit… More
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"While they are categorically different from bodily harms, the hazards of speech are real; words can inflict genuine and lasting wounds." https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/five-myths-about-free-speech/2020/07/02/7e2694b8-bb1b-11ea-80b9-40ece9a701dc_story.html?fbclid=IwAR1-F-Hf0pHHINNhJHgBV3NcY__6GUoQxv5uOV3LWmVEJZADzn0oefyjCIA
Filipino artists are protesting in defence of journalist Maria Ressa, who was convicted of “cyber libel” in June and could face a prison term. The conviction of Ressa came ahead of the enactment of a much feared anti-terrorism bill in the Philippines. https://bit.ly/38olcc0
Cuban activists and independent journalists are accusing the government of carrying out dozens of arbitrary arrests and home detentions. This attempt to block protestors against police brutality was sparked by the death of Hansel Ernesto Hernández Galiano. https://hrld.us/2NPDvx9