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'You keep going' by contemporary US artist Martha Rich #WomensArt

"This is PRECISELY the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write... That is how civilizations heal." In these wordless hours, a lifeline from Toni Morrison worded 20 years ago:

The next four years could reshape the United States for decades to come. It’s essential that everyone’s voice is heard. We'll be fighting every day to protect the freedom to write and the freedom to read. We hope you’ll join us. PEN.org/join

– Kazuo Ishiguro, born #OnThisDay in 1954, in his Nobel Prize for Literature acceptance speech.

Fabric embroidered installation by US artist Judy Chicago, 2020 #WomensArt

Ghassan Najjar, a camera operator for the pro-Hezbollah @Almayadeennews, was killed at around 3 a.m. on October 25, when an Israeli airstrike hit a compound housing 18 journalists from multiple media outlets in #Hasbaya, a town in southern #Lebanon. The strike also killed

A wonderful, heartening evening full of hope. Beautiful readings from Paula Meehan, Iggy mcGovern, & esp Caroline Stockford who read some of İlhan’s words in Turkish. Moving insight into the work of PEN International and the role of a McKenzie friend moderated CatherineDunneAuthor Irish PEN

A night of words, hope & celebration for "the miracle" that is İlhan Sami Çomak. Caroline Stockford translated & read his letter; Ipek spoke of his unbreakable spirit & poetry as salvation; Paula Meehan & Iggy McGovern read poetry with impassioned pleas to guard our freedom

Excellent, empathetic journalism which allows the essence and work of interviewees and people featured to shine through. Bravo PatrickFreyne Irish Times Culture

@TillyLovesBooks Delighted to see #TheInheritance in the trolley! Hope that’s the TBR stack Tilly !🤞🏽😁 I’m reading ‘Fire - Bridget and the Scared Feminine’ Edited by Dr Shauna Gilligan and Niamh Boyce. Brilliant writing in it.

'What's the point in writing about stuff you understand?' Wise words from Deborah Levy over on Louisiana Channel youtu.be/uTxkwexPgNc?si…

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Social media has been so vital to us - for making many friends and hearing news, as well as sharing our own. But we simply can't justify being on this site anymore, however much we need it - and we'll be leaving at the end of the month. We do really want to keep in touch, so

Proud to announce that the anthology of world poets writing for İlhan Sami Çomak is being published next week by Palewell Press , edited by Kelly Davis and I. The culmination of 5 years of PEN Norway’s work. A remarkable book of solidarity through poetry. palewellpress.co.uk/bookstore/huma…

Congratulations to the shortlisted poets for the inaugural PEN Heaney prize. We're excited to find out who the winner is on Monday 2nd December in The Great Hall Queen's University Belfast 🎓 - details & registration here: englishpen.org/posts/events/i… @VivianaFiorenti

Just booked my ticket. Very much looking forward to what will be a fascinating conversation between @libranwriter and CatherineDunneAuthor

The moment Samantha Harvey wins the #BookerPrize2024 for her novel Orbital and dedicates the award to earth and peace. Catch up with the ceremony broadcast live on Front Row with @samiraahmeduk on @bbcsounds now 🎧

❛ The whole world is beautiful, the art is in the seeing. Artist Camille Pissarro, who died #OTD in 1903.

Full moon rising at the mill last night. Self catering: • Single rate: £30.00 per day, any room. • Group rate: £150.00 per day. (5 ensuite bedrooms. Could sleep 8, if you share beds.) the-river-mill.co.uk