We are thrilled to announce that Adania Shibli will be delivering the keynote in partnership with English PEN at the opening of #PENInternational’s 90th Annual Congress in Oxford! Join us at the Bodleian Libraries on 24th Sept, 19:30, where you’ll also hear from English PEN President

How can Israel target these beautiful innocent children of Gaza.

The US pro-Israeli lobby just spent $23 million to defeat two members of Congress from New York & Missouri. In all, $9,0 million has gone this year on elections. It's of course about Gaza -- $90 million spent so that children can be killed with impunity. theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

Always remember to boycott this number!

This is an astonishing resignation letter from Mark Smith of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. We wait with bated breath for this extremely serious matter to be covered by all of the mainstream media & for government ministers to be rigorously questioned.

In a war situation or where violence and injustice are prevalent, poetry is called upon to be something more than a thing of beauty. —Seamus Heaney

BREAKING: Colombia officially cuts off coal exports to Israel in response to Netanyahu’s genocide in Gaza. This is a game-changer because Colombia is Israel’s biggest coal supplier. 🇨🇴🇵🇸

Coming to a library / bookshop / database near you soon. Phew!

Mark is a good man. I hope his resignation will lead to a shift in the UK.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇱 BREAKING: Scotland CANCELS all meetings with the Israeli government. Scotland's will NOT accept invitations from Israel until "real progress" is made towards peace, humanitarian assistance, and "Israel co-operates fully with its international obligations on the

#BDSworks! Activists have forced French insurer AXA to divest from Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, & from ALL major Israeli banks, the backbone of Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise on occupied Palestinian lands. loom.ly/PRbJuyI

It is difficult to imagine being a Palestinian right now, living through unimaginable horror, and being treated with so much contempt every day, including by those who profess solidarity. So a message to Palestinians: some of us will never give up on you, whatever the cost.

Hearing the names read out of dead Palestinian children is not going to lose Democrats the election. Putting their hands over their ears as they walk by is disgraceful. #GazaGenocide

last time i cooked spaghetti 🍝, I made the unforgivable sin of breaking it… I was lucky enough that the gracious Italian people forgave me in the comments. I’m revisiting Italy again 🇮🇹, this time with Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo. Mainly because pasta is available, but also

Happy Labor Day weekend to all my friends & family in the US.

to have two names is very good when death calls you, my friend. by one of them run with the other___ __AHLAM BSHART Tr:Z .Hashem Beck Art: PICASSO

My short answer is: structure and clarity. I'll echo what Dana Gioia once said. Shakespeare is certainly a challenge. But there is nothing intrinsically inaccessible about him that can't be understood with a few repeated readings and concentration. It's clear and formulated.

This is incredible! Please buy some Palestinian music — all donations go to people on the ground 🎶🎶

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