Dan O'Brien on Writing, Trauma, and Optimism; Plus, Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
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On this week's episode of The PEN Pod, playwright and poet Dan O'Brien is out with a new essay collection and a new collection of poetry, that together weave in accounts of resilience and trauma. Then, PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel answers the toughest questions about the past week in free speech.
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