Claire Adler

Claire Adler is a Prison and Justice Writing intern at PEN America. She studies English at Barnard College of Columbia University, where she also works as a fellow in the Barnard Writing Center and as the editor-in-chief of Echoes Art and Literary Magazine. In her spare time she enjoys baking, reading experimental poetry, and discussing lesbian masculinity with whoever will listen.


Articles by Claire Adler

Thursday June 18

A Review of New Jersey Prison Theater Cooperatives’s Caged

“The play illustrates Black lives in dialogue with a racist system. . . while moments of extraordinary integrity and bravery break through the cracks.”

Thursday June 18

A Review of The Feminist and The Sex Offender by Judith Levine and Erica R. Meiners

“A refreshingly hopeful and pragmatic guide for building a broader political movement against both prisons and sexual violence.”

Thursday January 30

The PEN Ten: An Interview with Raquel Almazan

“People need stories the way they need water. Our stories are our culture, our history, and a map for our future.”

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Wednesday November 20

Works of Justice: An Interview with Raquel Almazán