Five Haiku Plus Two
"Razorwire ruins view / Sun setting fire cedars / Phoenix in the ashes" More
Fragment of a Dream
"Four layers of cement boxes / Stacked by the waters of a creek; / Each one filled with music" More
Somewhere, Kansas
"Do you ever think back on the choices you’ve made in life? When I was a kid, Man, everything was possible, life was amazing . . . and then… More
Casino Son
"The casino where dad worked kept chocolate covered peppermint sticks out as complementary breath mints. Sometimes he’d bring us some. Chocolate and mint is the flavor of feeling loved… More
The PEN Ten with David Tomas Martinez
"As my work pulls directly from my life it is important for me to accurately balance who I’ve been, who I am, and who I want to become." More
The Thrill of Discovery
"My family was never much into literary books. They read cheap paperbacks that cost less than a dollar, the stories printed on thin newsprint." More
Emerging Voices Podcast
The PEN America Emerging Voices Podcast was created to increase the reach of the fellowship and provide the tools necessary to launch a professional writing career to writers in… More
Emerging Voices’ Community and Connections
"Emerging Voices offers a community that is forever welcoming new family. And I can’t wait to hear how those voices sound." More
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