Greed’s Prisoner
even the ashes don’t belong to you, his body / in the prison of the Communist Party / so that the spirit-cell you built / without a door without… More
Robert Lipsyte, Tim O?Brien, and Susan Orlean to Judge PEN/ESPN Award
PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, announced today that writers Robert Lipsyte, Tim O’Brien, and Susan Orlean will be the… More
Award for Sports Books
PEN American Center has teamed up with ESPN to create a new $5,000 award to honor the best nonfiction books about sports. “Sports have inspired some of America’s best… More
Me and My Dreams, Part 1Me and My Dreams, Part 1
Saturday, December 22, 2007The night I got to Singapore my dreams occurred again. It had been a while since I had had these dreams while I was in Burma.I… More
One Letter is Enough, Longing to Escape, A Small Rat in Prison, and Daybreak
one letter is enough / for me to transcend and face / you to speak / as the wind blows past / the night / uses its own blood… More
Amazon.com Awards Grant to PEN American Center
PEN American Center has been awarded a $25,000 grant from amazon.com to further develop its online communication resources and mobilize forces for freedom of expression throughout the world. This… More
2009 PEN Beyond Margins Award Winners Announced
Today the PEN American Center announced the winners of the 2009 PEN Beyond Margins Award. Honored for writing "outstanding books by writers of color," three authors will receive $1,000… More
Say You’re One of Them
That night, our home began to feel like an oven. We couldn’t sleep, even though we took off all our clothes.Once we locked up, a massive heat swallowed the… More