Name: Panel: Writing for Children, 2/10/1987 by PEN America
Duration: 1 h 54 min 34 s
Description: Natalie Babbitt, Robert Cormier, Paula Danzinger, Madeleine L'Engle, John Steptoe and Eden Ross Lipson discuss how writing for children is different from writing for adults, their literary impressions, etc. The panel is introduced by Steven Kroll.

Natalie Babbitt, Robert Cormier, Paula Danzinger, Madeleine L'Engle, John Steptoe and Eden Ross Lipson discuss how writing for children is different from writing for adults, their literary impressions, etc. The panel is introduced by Steven Kroll.

Panel: Writing for Children, 2/10/1987

Amiri Baraka reads “Rhythm Travel” at the 2008 Beyond Margins Celebration.


Amiri Baraka Reads “Rhythm Travel”

The celebrated poet reads the seminal letter of political protest, in which she became the first and only person to date to refuse the highest honor bestowed upon an artist on behalf of the people. Background and discussion: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/16/adrienne-rich-national-medal-of-arts-letter/

Adrienne Rich declines the National Medal of Arts, 1997

PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world.  Our mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.


Panel: Writing for Children, 2/10/1987

PEN America

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