Hip-Hop & the Apocalypse
Jordan Aitcheson-Labarr on viewing a turbulent world through Hip Hop
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joy – PEN Transmissions
To Which Homeland Should I Send My Letter?
Kamran Sajid on Panjabi folk music
I Don’t Want to Traumatise Children, but I Do Want to Be Truthful: A Conversation with Jacqueline Wilson
Jacqueline Wilson on letters, empathy, book bans.
After the War Ends
Tetyana Teren on time in London with Victoria Amelina. Translated by Larissa Babij.
Past and Future Death and Art
AJ Layla on legacy and creative instinct.
When I Walk in Gaza, I Put My Hands in My Pockets
Ahmad Bassiouny writes from Gaza. Translated by Ibrahim Fawzy.
Relishing In My Pain
Simone Yasmin on the catharsis, and trauma, of performing poetry
Letting Us Adults In on a Secret: An Interview with Liliana Corobca and Monica Cure
Liliana Corobca and Monica Cure on children, Moldova, and secrets.
Lubunca Is the Language of Activism: A Conversation with Lilith Bardakçı
Lilith Bardakçı on the history and evolution of Lubunca, the language spoken by the LGBTQ+ community in Turkey.
It’s Michael Rosen!
Joseph Coelho on his poem marking Michael Rosen winning the 2023 PEN Pinter Prize
In the Midst of This, I Write
Michael Rosen's PEN Pinter Prize 2023 speech
Searches: An Interview with Daniel Loedel
Daniel Loedel on ghost stories, love stories, and searches after the 70s Argentine dictatorship.
About My Mother (and Other Things in Parentheses)
Norman Erikson Pasaribu on a mother’s choice and how writing saved them
For Malorie
Dapo Adeola on his illustration marking Malorie Blackman winning the 2022 PEN Pinter Prize
Just Sayin’
Malorie Blackman's PEN Pinter Prize 2022 speech
A new life
Theodora Sarah Abigail (Ebi) reflects on how motherhood has upended her life.