• Michael Rosen, a renowned poet and writer from Britain, has been recognized for his literary contributions and honored with the prestigious PEN Pinter Prize 2023.
• Rosen is known for making poetry accessible to children through his work and performances.
  • His themes are often social, political and ethical. =

ABOUT THE PRIZE

• The PEN Pinter Prize was established in 2009 by English PEN, the founding centre of a global literary network that promotes literature and human rights.
• The winner must be the author of a significant body of plays, poetry, essays, or fiction of outstanding literary merit, written in English.
• The Prize is awarded annually to a writer resident in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Commonwealth or former Commonwealth.
• The prize was named after Nobel-Laureate playwright Harold Pinter, who was a vice president of English PEN and an active member of the International PEN Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC).