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The Puerto Rican PEN International Centre, originally the Puerto Rican PEN International Club, was founded in 1965 by Nilita Vientós Gastón, following an invitation to do so from Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes. Nilita was the first president of the writers’ guild. The founding members were: Ernesto Juan Fonfrías, Evaristo Ribera Chevremont, Luis Antonio Miranda, Vicente Géigel Polanco…

Centre portoricain

Le Centre portoricain du PEN International, à l’origine PEN Club de Porto Rico International, a été fondé en 1965 par Nilita Vientós Gastón, suite à l’invitation du romancier mexicain Carlos Fuentes. Nilita a été la première présidente de la guilde des écrivains. Les membres fondateurs étaient les suivants : Ernesto Juan Fonfrías, Evaristo Ribera Chevremont, Luis Antonio Miranda, Vicente Géigel Polanco..

Centro Puertorriqueño

PEN de Puerto Rico Internacional, originalmente PEN Club de Puerto Rico Internacional, fue fundado en 1965 por la Lcda. Nilita Vientós Gastón, como resultado de una invitación del novelista mexicano Carlos Fuentes. Nilita fue la primera presidenta del gremio de escritores. Los miembros fundadores fueron: Ernesto Juan Fonfrías, Evaristo Ribera Chevremont, Luis Antonio Miranda, Vicente Géigel Polanco…

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1 Agreement with the Centro de Estudios Avanzados

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2 Supporting Oscar López Rivera

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3 PEN Literary Contest 2018 Award Ceremony

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4 Day of the Puerto Rican Spanish announcement

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5 Demonstration for International Workers’ Day

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6 Jornada por la Libertad de Expresión 2018

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7 Agreement with the University of Puerto Rico in Carolina

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8 First regional meeting for the Centres in the Americas

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9 Poetas boricuas en Nueva York panel

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10 Encampment against coal ashes in Peñuelas

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11 Second lecture of Simona Škrabec in Puerto Rico

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12 Interview about the PEN Literary Contest 2014

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13 Supporting the residents of Peñuelas

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1 ‘Through writing we are making a country’
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2 Living to tell
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3 Writers and their world
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4 An era of the PEN Club in Puerto Rico
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