SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2PM STEPS OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, 5TH AVE at 42ND ST NYC. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

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PEN America's literary protest on the steps of the New York Public Library will bring together hundreds of writers and artists alongside thousands of New Yorkers on the birthday of Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. American Poets Laureates Robert Pinsky and Rita Dove will offer hope and inspiration with "inaugural" poems and Broadway Kids Against Bullying will perform "I Have a Voice."

New York City Readers:

Laurie Anderson • Meena Alexander • Moustafa Bayoumi • Erin Belieu • Amy Brill • Rosanne Cash • Alexander Chee • T. Cooper • Michael Cunningham • Eisa Davis • Monica de la Torre • Alex Dimitrov • Rita Dove • Charlotte Druckman • Melanie Dunea • Storm Ervin • Jeffrey Eugenides • Angela Flournoy • Masha Gessen • Allison Glock • Amy Goodman • Jeff Gordinier • David Haskell • A.M. Homes • Siri Hustvedt • Mary Karr • Michael Klein • Jaime Manrique • Colum McCann • Jill McDonough • Rick Moody • Kathleen Ossip • Robert Pinsky • Francine Prose • Kevin Prufer • Sofia Quintero • Jason Reynolds • Jess Row • Esmeralda Santiago • Hirsh Sawhney • Bob Shacochis • Brenda Shaughnessey • Deborah Solomon • Andrew Solomon • Art Spiegelman • Terese Svoboda • Craig Teicher • Charlie Vazquez • Jonathan Wells • Meg Wolitzer • Zachary Wood • Jacqueline Woodson • Monica Youn

Poet, feminist activist, and VIDA co-founder, Erin Belieu launched WRITES RESIST to inspire a unified vision for the future of democracy. Join us in New York City or find a WRITERS RESIST event near you in Houston, Austin, New Orleans, Seattle, Spokane, Los Angeles, London, Zurich, Boston, Omaha, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Madison, Milwaukee, Bloomington, Baltimore, Oakland, Tallahassee, Newport, Santa Fe, Salt Lake, and Portland (Oregon AND Maine), and many other cities.