Eleanor Mammen

Eleanor Mammen was a Prison and Justice Writing intern at PEN America in the summer of 2019. She is currently a senior at Scripps College in Claremont, California, majoring in American studies. In her free time, she likes to write in her journal, read memoirs, hike, and cook.


Articles by Eleanor Mammen

A sketch of a dark, fortress-like building with crosses on top, under swirling clouds. A hand hovers above. Text reads: I’m losing the muse now. I stop when it becomes more about the writing than the seeing.
Prison and Justice Writing
Monday September 16

Works of Justice: A Brief Interview with Poet Edward Ji

“Writing is not ‘resistance.’ This places counts me eight times a day, but does not know I’m here. Like winter, life does not care if you die. It is up to us to keep our souls alive, to light a flame.”

A woman with long dark hair wearing a light shirt stands in front of a wooden wall, smiling and looking slightly to the side. A white feather is tucked behind her hair. The photo is in black and white.
Prison and Justice Writing
Monday August 26

Works of Justice: An Interview with Poet Louise K Waakaa’igan

“It is through and with my writing that I get to be who I am, a multifaceted Anishinaabekwe with a voice and a story to share.”