Dispatches From Civitella Ranieri: On Having Time to Work
I am resistant to leaning too heavily on nature and natural symbols because it can feel heavy-handed. Sometimes, a tree is just a tree. And yet, the sight... More
Dispatches From Civitella Ranieri: All Along the Watchtower
Underneath and alongside the stories we tell in our various mediums are ideas that may overlap with strongly held beliefs and ideas—or ideas that may drastically challenge them. More
Dispatches From Civitella Ranieri: Ways of Seeing
The long days of work and solitude, which are both powerful and frightening, have taken some getting used to. But slowly, routines are forming and work is progressing. More
Dispatches from Civitella Ranieri: On the Sixth Day, the Animals. On the Eighth, Jon Kessler’s Curlz.
The third dispatch from PEN Member and poet Natalie Diaz's residency at the Civitella Ranieri castle in Italy. She shares about the animals she encountered, and pays tribute to… More
Dispatches from Civitella Ranieri: A Tour of the Castle
Poet Natalie Diaz brings us on a tour of Civitella's 15th-century castle in Umbria, Italy, where she spent two months as the first PEN/Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellow. More
Dispatches from Civitella Ranieri: On the “Musical Disaster” of Language
"One of the most wonderful experiences of being here in this castle, besides watching Lars Lauman’s cigarette smoke snake its silvery way from the tower and ramparts up among… More
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As @JoyVBehar points out, Americans' knowledge of the Holocaust is declining even as the movement to ban books—including #Holocaust-themed works such as @jodipicoult's The Storyteller—is accelerating.
Behar also gives a shoutout to 100-year-old Grace Linn! #JoysBannedBookClub https://twitter.com/TheView/status/1639315584860192772
Outstanding piece by @andreacgore, Vacek Chair in pharmacology/professor of psychology at UT-Austin, defending faculty tenure against SB 18. She argues that immunotherapy would not exist if UT-Austin had not given tenure to its discoverer. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/university-texas-andrea-gore-professor-tenure-17816783.php