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Sarah E. Wright passes away at age 80
Please join PEN in mourning the loss of Sarah E. Wright, a long-time PEN Member, and esteemed novelist. A tribute to her life and work will be held… More
Emmanuel Guibert: From Alan’s War
Translated by Kathryn PulverCopyright © 2000, 2002, 2008 by Emmanuel Guibert & L’Association. English translation copyright ©2008 by First Second. All rights reserved. More
Must Believe
Listen to the discussion ALBERT MOBILIO: Here in the early part of the twenty-first century, religious faith seems to have become increasingly prominent in world and cultural affairs.… More
Fabrications
Henry James said that “the terrible whole of art is free selection.” And that’s one of the thrilling things about your work, for me, just seeing where you find… More
Father Chinedu
I have always wanted to capture God and put God in a bottle and close the cap tight. I was seventeen when I first said this to a priest.… More
Lara Croft
Lara CroftShe lies half sunken in the swamps of depression, her open jawsfull of complaint. sometimes lava flows. sometimes the cold ashsifts—of the Jewish Historical Institute archives,where once, sorting… More
The Book Of
the book of dip netting beaks, the book of mud probing beaks, the book of kissing as a form of knife sharpening, the book of lovers & the book of beloveds, the book… More
What God Gave Me or, Instructions on How to Live a Nomadic Life
Fighter planes carrying American cigarettes, and sugar in its diabetic variations: penny candy, Wonder Bread, and cases of generic beer. Convoys of trucks bringing fire water, hundred proof. Antlers, missiles, clusters of wire, crosses, and… More
Dancing Day I, Dancing Day II
At the horizon’s lit fog rim/ earth keeps in touch with sky./ I call this the end of the beginning. More