Edmund Keeley: PEN President from 1991-1993

Celebrating PEN American Center’s 90th anniversary, we’re checking in with former presidents, staff, and active members to reflect on the past, present, and future of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization. Here, Edmund Keeley, who served as president from 1991-1993, discusses translation, the role PEN American Center plays in International PEN, and a bizarre conversation about free expression he had with the Turkish ambassador.