Viviana Fiorentino
@vivianafiorentino.bsky.social
writer, PhD candidate @seamusheaneycentre Poems @thelondonmagazine @stingingfly @banshee.lit @poetryirelandreview @munsterliteraturecentre
Novel @transeuropaedizioni
Poesie @zonacontermporanea @ilsemebianco @italianpoetryreview
#IrishPEN blog @leortique
Novel @transeuropaedizioni
Poesie @zonacontermporanea @ilsemebianco @italianpoetryreview
#IrishPEN blog @leortique
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Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is gravely concerned about the detention of writer Naoise Dolan, one of several Irish citizens taking part in the Thousand Madleens flotilla.
irishpen.com/2025/10/08/t...
@naoisedolan.bsky.social
@peninternational.bsky.social
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@naoisedolan.bsky.social
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Thousand Madleens flotilla Statement - Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann
8 October 2025 Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is gravely concerned about the detention of writer Naoise Dolan, one of several Irish citizens taking part in the Thousand Madleens flotilla. The flotilla was ...
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October 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is gravely concerned about the detention of writer Naoise Dolan, one of several Irish citizens taking part in the Thousand Madleens flotilla.
irishpen.com/2025/10/08/t...
@naoisedolan.bsky.social
@peninternational.bsky.social
irishpen.com/2025/10/08/t...
@naoisedolan.bsky.social
@peninternational.bsky.social
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Some very good news: Flotilla members have been released from Israeli detention, and are now on their way home.
Thank you, @peninternational.bsky.social.
Our solidarity with Irish writer and Flotilla member @sarahmaintains.bsky.social Sarah Clancy.
We call for the release from detention of all members of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Our solidarity with Irish writer and Flotilla member @sarahmaintains.bsky.social Sarah Clancy.
We call for the release from detention of all members of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
We stand with Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann in expressing deep concern for Irish poet Sarah Clancy and others detained from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
We call for their release and safe return home.
irishpen.com/2025/10/02/g...
We call for their release and safe return home.
irishpen.com/2025/10/02/g...
October 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Some very good news: Flotilla members have been released from Israeli detention, and are now on their way home.
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We are deeply saddened that the broadcaster, writer, and Irish-language champion Manchán Magan has died. We extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
October 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
We are deeply saddened that the broadcaster, writer, and Irish-language champion Manchán Magan has died. We extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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Thank you, @peninternational.bsky.social.
Our solidarity with Irish writer and Flotilla member @sarahmaintains.bsky.social Sarah Clancy.
We call for the release from detention of all members of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Our solidarity with Irish writer and Flotilla member @sarahmaintains.bsky.social Sarah Clancy.
We call for the release from detention of all members of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
We stand with Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann in expressing deep concern for Irish poet Sarah Clancy and others detained from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
We call for their release and safe return home.
irishpen.com/2025/10/02/g...
We call for their release and safe return home.
irishpen.com/2025/10/02/g...
Global Sumud Flotilla Statement - Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann
2 October August 2025 Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is gravely concerned about the abduction of poet Sarah Clancy, one of several Irish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla. The flotilla was ...
irishpen.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Thank you, @peninternational.bsky.social.
Our solidarity with Irish writer and Flotilla member @sarahmaintains.bsky.social Sarah Clancy.
We call for the release from detention of all members of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Our solidarity with Irish writer and Flotilla member @sarahmaintains.bsky.social Sarah Clancy.
We call for the release from detention of all members of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
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We stand with Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann in expressing deep concern for Irish poet Sarah Clancy and others detained from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
We call for their release and safe return home.
irishpen.com/2025/10/02/g...
We call for their release and safe return home.
irishpen.com/2025/10/02/g...
Global Sumud Flotilla Statement - Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann
2 October August 2025 Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is gravely concerned about the abduction of poet Sarah Clancy, one of several Irish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla. The flotilla was ...
irishpen.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
We stand with Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann in expressing deep concern for Irish poet Sarah Clancy and others detained from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
We call for their release and safe return home.
irishpen.com/2025/10/02/g...
We call for their release and safe return home.
irishpen.com/2025/10/02/g...
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We warmly welcome the news of British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah's pardon. This is an important and positive development, and a huge relief for his family. We remain by their side and guided by them, and will share more once there is further clarity.
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Alaa Abd el-Fattah pardoned
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s pardon is a major step forward and a huge relief, FairSquare said today after his lawyer reported that the President had issued a pardon for the British-Egyptian national. FairSqu...
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September 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
We warmly welcome the news of British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah's pardon. This is an important and positive development, and a huge relief for his family. We remain by their side and guided by them, and will share more once there is further clarity.
fairsq.org/alaa-abd-el-...
fairsq.org/alaa-abd-el-...
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Please read this timely and excellent opinion piece by our @irishpen.bsky.social Board member @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social Cauvery Madhavan.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When I left India, Ireland welcomed me in. I won’t let bigotry destroy the country we love | Cauvery Madhavan
People from the Indian community, and others, are facing violence that was once unthinkable. We must not give in to the racists, says novelist Cauvery Madhavan
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Please read this timely and excellent opinion piece by our @irishpen.bsky.social Board member @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social Cauvery Madhavan.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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#Belarus: While we welcome the release of writers after immense suffering, we utterly condemn their forced exile and call for their rights to be upheld.
Read our joint statement with penbelarus.bsky.social ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/belarus...
Read our joint statement with penbelarus.bsky.social ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/belarus...
Belarus: Writers released and forced into exile — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘While we rejoice at the sight of Belarusian writers walking free after experiencing immense suffering, we utterly condemn their forced exile. The PEN community will continue to tirelessly campaign fo...
www.pen-international.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#Belarus: While we welcome the release of writers after immense suffering, we utterly condemn their forced exile and call for their rights to be upheld.
Read our joint statement with penbelarus.bsky.social ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/belarus...
Read our joint statement with penbelarus.bsky.social ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/belarus...
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#Türkiye: We’ve joined 14 organisations in condemning the 21-hour social media blackout in Istanbul during protests at CHP HQ, cutting people off from vital info and undermining democracy.
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...
Türkiye: Stop throttling social media platforms and messaging services — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
11 September 2025 – Türkiye is increasingly throttling social media platforms and messaging apps to silence online communication at moments of profound political or social importance. PEN Internationa...
www.pen-international.org
September 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
#Türkiye: We’ve joined 14 organisations in condemning the 21-hour social media blackout in Istanbul during protests at CHP HQ, cutting people off from vital info and undermining democracy.
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...
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Excited to collab with @dublinbookfest.bsky.social for our Introductions | Céadlínte showcase of 14 new English & Irish language poets.
7th and 8th November, 7:30pm
The New Theatre, Temple Bar
Tickets available via link in bio
7th and 8th November, 7:30pm
The New Theatre, Temple Bar
Tickets available via link in bio
September 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Excited to collab with @dublinbookfest.bsky.social for our Introductions | Céadlínte showcase of 14 new English & Irish language poets.
7th and 8th November, 7:30pm
The New Theatre, Temple Bar
Tickets available via link in bio
7th and 8th November, 7:30pm
The New Theatre, Temple Bar
Tickets available via link in bio
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Irish Writers Join Global Summit Flotilla for Gaza - Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann
Irish writer Naoise Dolan has announced that she will be boarding the Global Sumud Flotilla to break the siege on Gaza. Read more from Dan Sheehan on Lit Hub here. Poet Sarah Clancy has also announce...
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August 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Another reminder to mark your calendars for September 23rd and the Clifton Arts Festival. We're getting excited!
Tickets here: clifdenartsfestival.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Tickets here: clifdenartsfestival.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
August 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Another reminder to mark your calendars for September 23rd and the Clifton Arts Festival. We're getting excited!
Tickets here: clifdenartsfestival.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Tickets here: clifdenartsfestival.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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'To arrest and charge with terrorist offences those expressing their opposition to genocide seems like an unnecessary and unwelcome form of censorship': our statement on the recent arrest of peaceful protestors - including poet Alice Oswald - in London.
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Statement on arrests following Palestine peaceful protest in London - Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann
The arrest yesterday in the UK of dozens of peaceful protestors, including the world renowned poet Alice Oswald, seems excessive and heavy-handed. While noting that Palestine Action is currently a pro...
irishpen.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
'To arrest and charge with terrorist offences those expressing their opposition to genocide seems like an unnecessary and unwelcome form of censorship': our statement on the recent arrest of peaceful protestors - including poet Alice Oswald - in London.
irishpen.com/2025/08/13/s...
irishpen.com/2025/08/13/s...
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We at Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann are disturbed to hear this news:
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi has received a series of serious threats to her safety and life from agents affiliated with the Islamic Republic’s Ministry of Intelligence.
narges.foundation/threat-looms...
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi has received a series of serious threats to her safety and life from agents affiliated with the Islamic Republic’s Ministry of Intelligence.
narges.foundation/threat-looms...
Threat looms over Narges Mohammadi amid ongoing intimidation from state-affiliated actors
Woman, Life, Freedom
narges.foundation
July 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We at Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann are disturbed to hear this news:
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi has received a series of serious threats to her safety and life from agents affiliated with the Islamic Republic’s Ministry of Intelligence.
narges.foundation/threat-looms...
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi has received a series of serious threats to her safety and life from agents affiliated with the Islamic Republic’s Ministry of Intelligence.
narges.foundation/threat-looms...
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We at Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann are glad that our late friend Victoria Amelina is the recipient of this year's Orwell Prize for political writing. This is a poignant moment.
Our warmest congratulations also to Victoria's fellow winner Donal Ryan.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Our warmest congratulations also to Victoria's fellow winner Donal Ryan.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Orwell prize for political writing awarded to novelist killed in Ukraine war
Victoria Amelina wins with her unfinished book Looking at Women Looking at War while Donal Ryan takes the award for political fiction with an intimate portrait of an Irish town
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
We at Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann are glad that our late friend Victoria Amelina is the recipient of this year's Orwell Prize for political writing. This is a poignant moment.
Our warmest congratulations also to Victoria's fellow winner Donal Ryan.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Our warmest congratulations also to Victoria's fellow winner Donal Ryan.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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We are deeply concerned by the Government's proposal to proscribe the protest group Palestine Action under terrorism legislation.
Read our joint statement with @peninternational.bsky.social, @scottishpen.bsky.social & Wales PEN Cymru ⤵️
www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...
Read our joint statement with @peninternational.bsky.social, @scottishpen.bsky.social & Wales PEN Cymru ⤵️
www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...
Proscribing Palestine Action as terrorist organisation threatens fundamental rights - News & Events - English PEN
www.englishpen.org
June 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
We are deeply concerned by the Government's proposal to proscribe the protest group Palestine Action under terrorism legislation.
Read our joint statement with @peninternational.bsky.social, @scottishpen.bsky.social & Wales PEN Cymru ⤵️
www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...
Read our joint statement with @peninternational.bsky.social, @scottishpen.bsky.social & Wales PEN Cymru ⤵️
www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...
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As the case is heard today in the High Court, we reiterate our deep concern at the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation and the wider implications for free expression in the UK.
Read our joint statement ⤵️
www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...
Read our joint statement ⤵️
www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...
Proscribing Palestine Action as terrorist organisation threatens fundamental rights - News & Events - English PEN
www.englishpen.org
July 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
As the case is heard today in the High Court, we reiterate our deep concern at the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation and the wider implications for free expression in the UK.
Read our joint statement ⤵️
www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...
Read our joint statement ⤵️
www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...
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#UK: As the case is heard today in the High Court, we reiterate our deep concern at the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation and the wider implications for free expression in the UK.
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/united-...
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/united-...
United Kingdom: Proscribing Palestine Action as terrorist organisation threatens fundamental rights — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
30 June 2025 – English PEN, Scottish PEN, Wales PEN Cymru and PEN International are deeply concerned by the UK government’s proposal to proscribe the protest group Palestine Action under terrorism leg...
www.pen-international.org
July 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
#UK: As the case is heard today in the High Court, we reiterate our deep concern at the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation and the wider implications for free expression in the UK.
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/united-...
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/united-...
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We at Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann are very glad to host this event:
Looking at Women Looking at War: a War and Justice Diary, by Victoria Amelina.
@booksupstairs.bsky.social Books Upstairs, Dublin, 29 July, 6pm.
booksupstairs.ie/events/
Looking at Women Looking at War: a War and Justice Diary, by Victoria Amelina.
@booksupstairs.bsky.social Books Upstairs, Dublin, 29 July, 6pm.
booksupstairs.ie/events/
July 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We at Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann are very glad to host this event:
Looking at Women Looking at War: a War and Justice Diary, by Victoria Amelina.
@booksupstairs.bsky.social Books Upstairs, Dublin, 29 July, 6pm.
booksupstairs.ie/events/
Looking at Women Looking at War: a War and Justice Diary, by Victoria Amelina.
@booksupstairs.bsky.social Books Upstairs, Dublin, 29 July, 6pm.
booksupstairs.ie/events/
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Our statement on Gaza, signed by almost 400 Irish writers.
irishpen.com/2025/06/05/s...
Please share widely.
irishpen.com/2025/06/05/s...
Please share widely.
Statement on Gaza - Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann
‘If I must die, I want a resonant death… a death that the whole world will hear’Fatima Hassouna, writer, photographer, and journalist killed in Gaza on 16 April 2025 We, the undersigned writers of the...
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June 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Our statement on Gaza, signed by almost 400 Irish writers.
irishpen.com/2025/06/05/s...
Please share widely.
irishpen.com/2025/06/05/s...
Please share widely.
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I have joined my friend @vivianafiorentino.bsky.social and @irishpen.bsky.social in this condemnation.
well done ! 🙏🏾👏🏽🍉
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
well done ! 🙏🏾👏🏽🍉
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Almost 400 Irish writers sign statement calling for immediate ceasefire in Israel-Palestine conflict
Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann statement calls for release of hostages and protection of the lives and human rights of all innocent people
www.irishtimes.com
June 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I have joined my friend @vivianafiorentino.bsky.social and @irishpen.bsky.social in this condemnation.
well done ! 🙏🏾👏🏽🍉
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
well done ! 🙏🏾👏🏽🍉
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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Dopo due mesi e mezzo in cui il blocco imposto da Israele ha spinto la Striscia di Gaza sull’orlo della fame, la ripresa si è trasformata in una catastrofe. Un fallimento annunciato, scrive Pierre Haski.
Due lezioni sul caos prevedibile degli aiuti umanitari a Gaza
Dopo due mesi e mezzo in cui il blocco imposto da Israele ha spinto la Striscia di Gaza sull’orlo della fame, la ripresa si è trasformata in una catastrofe. Un fallimento annunciato. Leggi
www.internazionale.it
May 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Dopo due mesi e mezzo in cui il blocco imposto da Israele ha spinto la Striscia di Gaza sull’orlo della fame, la ripresa si è trasformata in una catastrofe. Un fallimento annunciato, scrive Pierre Haski.
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Scottish PEN was one of the signatories of this letter.
May 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Scottish PEN was one of the signatories of this letter.
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Call out for writers with lived experience of homelessness or poverty to submit monologues for a new anthology to highlight the complexity of the experiences of homelessness and poverty – struggles, resilience, hope, humour.
Please share :)
mtos.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/anthology/
Please share :)
mtos.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/anthology/
May 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Call out for writers with lived experience of homelessness or poverty to submit monologues for a new anthology to highlight the complexity of the experiences of homelessness and poverty – struggles, resilience, hope, humour.
Please share :)
mtos.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/anthology/
Please share :)
mtos.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/anthology/
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We strongly support & welcome the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s opinion on British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s case.
The UK gov must do all it can to ensure that the UNWGAD decision is enforced, and that Alaa is freed immediately. #FreeAlaa
www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...
The UK gov must do all it can to ensure that the UNWGAD decision is enforced, and that Alaa is freed immediately. #FreeAlaa
www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah's detention ruled arbitrary by UN Working Group - News & Events - English PEN
www.englishpen.org
May 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We strongly support & welcome the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s opinion on British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s case.
The UK gov must do all it can to ensure that the UNWGAD decision is enforced, and that Alaa is freed immediately. #FreeAlaa
www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...
The UK gov must do all it can to ensure that the UNWGAD decision is enforced, and that Alaa is freed immediately. #FreeAlaa
www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...