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The Freedom Takes

The Freedom Takes is a podcast from the Freedom Reads, produced for listeners in prison and out, that explores the relationship between literature and freedom.Freedom Reads was founded in the knowledg... Read more

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The Past's Presence: Jesmyn Ward

The Past's Presence: Jesmyn Ward

Author Bio:Jesmyn Ward is a novelist and professor of creative writing at Tulane University. She is the author of the no... Read more

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As True As I Can Write It: Erika Sánchez

As True As I Can Write It: Erika Sánchez

Author Bio:Erika Sánchez is a poet, essayist, and novelist. She's the author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, ... Read more

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Telling Stories of Inside: Susan Burton and Rachel Kushner

Telling Stories of Inside: Susan Burton and Rachel Kushner

Today's bonus episode of The Freedom Takes is a collaboration with the National Book Foundation. Over the last three yea... Read more

30 Apr 2021

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Reclaiming Voice & Self: Randall Horton

Reclaiming Voice & Self: Randall Horton

Author Bio:Randall Horton is the author of the poetry collections#289-128, Dark Anarchy, The Definition of Place, andThe... Read more

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