World Poetry Day, marked each year on 21 March, is an opportunity to celebrate poetry, the power and creativity of language and to promote reading, writing, publishing, and teaching poetry throughout the world. PEN International uses this day to highlight...
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The PEN African Network (PAN), the coalition of PEN International centres in Africa, calls on His Excellency, Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea, and the Hon. Minister of Justice Fawzia Hashim, to immediately clarify the fate of all journalists detained by...
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PEN South Africa and Kalk Bay Books invite you to an evening of rousing music, poetry and free speech to commemorate the International Day of the Imprisoned Writer. Join master of ceremonies Finuala Dowling as she hosts an event that...
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This year marks the 34th annual Day of the Imprisoned Writer, an international day that recognises writers who have suffered persecution as a result of exercising their right to freedom of expression. This is one of the five cases that...
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To mark International Translation Day, PEN members from around the world have translated a poem by Eritrean poet and journalist Amanuel Asrat, to demonstrate the significant role translation can play in furthering freedom of expression by highlighting the ongoing plight...
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