Deborah Landau—Reading Walt Whitman
In celebration of Banned Books Week 2013, PEN America featured Deborah Landau reading Whitman's poems "Leaves of Grass" and "Respondez!" More
A Terribly Perfect Couple
Theoretically, Elisa was able to reach her orgasm at the same time as Elías without the slightest effort. In practice, it was more common for them to find themselves… More
Alex Dimitrov Reads Allen Ginsberg
In celebration of this year's Banned Books Week, Alex Dimitrov reads "I Am Not" and "Personals Ad" by the frequently-banned Allen Ginsberg. More
The PEN Ten with Metta Sáma
"The responsibility of this writer is to be ethical, conscientious, non-judgmental, curious, free free free." More
Jennifer Egan Reads From A Visit From the Goon Squad
In commemoration of her birthday on September 7, listen to Jennifer Egan give a reading from her Pulitzer Prize winning book, A Visit From the Goon Squad. More
Kiran Desai Reads from The Inheritance of Loss
Kiran Desai, whose birthday is today, reads from The Inheritance of Loss at Town Hall Readings: Writing Home, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. The Inheritance of… More
Pledge of Allegiance
To Wall / Street, which saw / across the continent plot / by plot & which brought / west ledgers. // The discovery / of writing, Lévi-Strauss says, begets… More
The PEN Ten with Sonia Guiñansaca
"Erasure happens when it comes to the history/lives/contribution/resistance/survival of people of color in America, and so with my pen I make sure that they exist and are remembered in… More
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