The PEN Ten with Dante Micheaux
"I do not think of myself as a writer, though I do write and often use the label for convenience: being a writer is much easier to explain than… More
Pomegranate
The cart was gaining momentum. My friend nudged me, said, "Your mother is waving," but I was biting, savoring the burst of red honey on my tongue. More
Number Six of the Eleven Calamities
Someone would ask me how I was and I would promptly answer “prose.” You’d look down at the inscription I’d written and somehow it would only say “prose.” Prose… More
The PEN Ten with Laura Lippman
"I am very conscious that the crime novel has taken on a lot of the trappings of the social novel. But it most interests me for its ability to… More
The PEN Ten Relaunches with New Guest Editors
For the relaunch of The PEN Ten interview series, guest editors Randa Jarrar, Natalie Diaz, Nicole Sealey, Alex Segura, and Ken Chen will introduce us to the writers, editors,… More
from On Paradise
Everything in and of war in war. / Every flight and branch and wing, / A body of war: a woman brushing a boy’s hair— / War—the wild turkey… More
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The PEN Ten with Mohsin Hamid
"There is no responsibility of the writer that is different from the responsibility of the human being." More
Three Poems by Camille Rankine
I have decided I am not // afraid and in this hopeful state I call out to the living / we have been cleansed word has come down /… More
Three Poems by Roberto Tejada
Even with slurred tongue and cracked teeth I discern a benign country beyond for me to / confer there my night custody and coat of arms. More
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