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Fatima Shaik: Translation, Semantics, and Race
Fatima Shaik: Translation, Semantics, and Race

One of the new rules said that the authors of any material which might cause slaves or free people to think seriously about their oppression were subject to imprisonment or death. [More]

February 6, 2012 03:07 PM | 13 comments

Events for the Week of February 4–February 11
Events for the Week of February 4–February 11

PEN Picks highlights notable literary and advocacy events in New York City and all over the country each week. [More]

February 4, 2012 12:29 PM

When You Were Shooting at Me
When You Were Shooting at Me

Auster vs. Turkey, wealth vs. literacy, and master vs. slave: a weekly roundup of PEN-related news from around the web. [More]

February 3, 2012 06:37 PM

Tunisia, One Year Later: A Conversation with Sihem Bensedrine
Tunisia, One Year Later: A Conversation with Sihem Bensedrine

The Western system has become very lethargic; it needs to be renewed, and that’s what the young are trying to do. [More]

February 3, 2012 12:52 PM | 1 comments

Half-Hidden in a Shock of Story: A Conversation with Jan VanStavern
Half-Hidden in a Shock of Story: A Conversation with Jan VanStavern

My poems and I both love big storms, moody clouds, changing landscapes, wet cold nights at home with Dr. Seuss and a child in my lap. [More]

February 3, 2012 12:04 PM

William H. Gass: On Gertrude Stein
William H. Gass: On Gertrude Stein

Her name ran like an illuminated rabbit around Times Square. Her picture appeared above columns of copy which included both quotes and feeble but funny imitations of her style. [More]

February 3, 2012 12:04 PM

Kara Dorris: Fairytale: How Spring Comes to the Land of Snow & Icicles / (Dream Map)
Kara Dorris: Fairytale: How Spring Comes to the Land of Snow & Icicles / (Dream Map)

This installment of the PEN Poetry Series features a new poem from Kara Dorris, a contributor to the anthology Beauty is a Verb: The New Poetry of Disability. [More]

February 2, 2012 02:59 PM

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