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Dispatches From Civitella Ranieri: On Having Time to Work

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By: Sameer Pandya | October 20, 2017

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

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By: Sameer Pandya | September 9, 2017

 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

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By: Sameer Pandya | August 25, 2017

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.

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By: Natalie Diaz | September 4, 2015

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

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By: Natalie Diaz | July 17, 2015

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

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By: Natalie Diaz | May 25, 2015

"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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