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Public Lives/Private Lives
A Morning in Brooklyn It is too early yet to be awake. In a dreamjust now I walkedthrough a house I once lived ineverything shabby now varnished and glitteringa… More
Decomposition by the Ljubljanica
Decomposition by the Ljubljanica The tower with its clock & flagclicks & flaps above the riverletas you wait & ply your brainwith caffeine & wait with the holein your… More
Public Lives/Private Lives
American EyesEvery day as a child I looked at a yellow box of American cereal while I enjoyed my breakfast at an American kitchen table at my home, in… More
PEN Writer and Chinese Citizen Yu Zhang Denied Entry to Hong Kong
Members of International PEN protest in the strongest possible terms the refusal yesterday of Hong Kong officials to allow distinguished Chinese journalist Dr. Yu Zhang, Secretary-General of the Independent… More
On Public Lives/Private Lives
Weihnachten Was würdest Du machen, wenn Weihnachten wär'und kein Engel würde singen.Es gäbe auch keine Geschenke mehr,kein >Süsser-die-Glocken-nie-kIingen<.Im Fernsehen hätte der NachrichtensprecherWeihnachten glatt vergessen,Und niemand auf der ganzen Weltwürde Nürnberger… More
Caridad Svich: Vestige
VestigeShelled in fearbeneath a pile of shellsI pretend I'm deadand wait for the gunfire to stop but it won'tnot herenot therea border's length awayeven the imitation of gunfireon playgrounds can… More
Public Lives/Private Lives
Village RumorsA few weeks ago, the phone rang at 11:45 p.m. in my home in Amsterdam. It was my friend Vincent, who’s been living in Sweden since he fled… More
PEN Calls Press Conference to Announce Delivery of China Petition
Salman Rushdie, Francine Prose, Edward Albee, Rick Moody and Ma Jian will be among the writers attending a press conference Thursday, May 1, at which the PEN American Center… More
Cynthia Ozick to Receive $20,000 PEN/Nabokov Award
The PEN/Faulkner Foundation will also be honoring Ms. Ozick, along with Peter Ho Davies, with the 2008 PEN/Malamud Award. This prize recognizes a body of work that demonstrates excellence… More
PEN Announces 2008 Literary Award Recipients
Francine Prose, president of PEN American Center, the national association of literary writers, and Elissa Schappell, chair of PEN’s Literary Awards Committee, have announced the recipients of the 2008… More
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