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PEN World Voices Festival
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos & Video: Francisco Collazo * The fifth annual PEN World Voices Festival opened in New York on Monday, with readings, panel conversations, and lectures scheduled through May 3. PEN, founded in 1921, bills itself as the world’s oldest organization interested in both literature and human rights, and over the years … Continue reading
Categories: New York
Tags: activism, censorship, literature, New York, New York City, PEN, political prisoners, prison, Susan Rosenberg, Weather Underground, World Voices Festival, writers, writing
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You Don’t Get an “A” Just for Effort
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: ToastyKen * Whether in literature, visual art, theatre, dance, or music, the concept alone is rarely sufficient to engage the reader or viewer, convey an idea, and engage the recipient in a critical conversation. The same holds true outside the arts. The scientist’s hypothesis is just that–a hunch, a concept–until … Continue reading
Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: art, artistic expression, arts, cultural criticism, exploration, film, ideas, literature, reading, self-expression, writing
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