Catherine C – PEN Organization 2/2/10

Our first visit was really a meeting more than a visit, but we learned a lot about the organization and what they do. Basically, Stacy, the director of readers and writers at the organization, told us about some examples of the imprisoned writers that they help, and why they were imprisoned and how they help. PEN is an important organization for many reasons. One would be that the cause they help is something that’s not widely covered through the world. They are probably one of the only organizations that helps imprisoned writers. She asked us why we were interested in this organization, if it was because we loved to read or write, or for any other reason.  She also told us about some of the workshops they do with schools or just students that are interested on the weekends.