By Paul Brookes
(i)
she pulls at the loose thread,
dries the pots on the draining board
hoovers the stray seed under the cage,
wipes the dusty blinds then raises them.
“I’m happy,” she tells him.
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By Managing Editor
The Ethiopian 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award Winner, Eskinder Nega has finally been released from prison after close to seven years is outstanding news, said PEN America in a statement today. After a week of uncertainty following news of a large-scale amnesty of prisoners last week, Eskinder walked free from Kaliti Prison.
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By Mike Essig
for Elizabeth Bishop
What appears to be summoned from thin air
is drawn from the cold, hard mouth of the world,
deep, dangerous and absolutely clear…
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In an announcement this morning, PEN America, based in New York, published a press release detailing the decision to honor imprisoned Myanmar reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. Both were arrested on December 12, 2017, while investigating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
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The artwork of Connie Karleta Sales
When the power of the human voice speaks in tongues other than everyday spoken language, it is to be found in the deepest roots of artistic expression. When the psyche reaches out into the tactile world to speak visibly about pain, the most essential among human experiences, alongside joy, it reveals itself from the inside outward and once seen irrevocably alters awareness of those privileged to experience it as it unfolds.
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By MANAGING EDITOR / FEBRUARY 14, 20187:21 PM
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Norwegian Union of Journalists (NJ), in condemning the arrest on 2 February in Baghdad of Samir Obeid. The journalist, who is a dual Norwegian and Iraqi national, was arrested after accusing the Iraqi government of corruption. (read full story here)
