Master/Class: Fran Lebowitz with A.M.Homes
In this candid dialogue, essayist Fran Lebowitz weighs in on bravery in art. Timelessly hip, sardonic, and New-York-to-the-marrow, Lebowitz was recently the subject of Public Speaking, a documentary film… More
Earl Lovelace Reads from Is Just a Movie
Earl Lovelace reads from his novel Is Just a Movie at the Opening Night Reading of PEN's 2013 World Voices Festival. More
An Excerpt from A Time to Dance
“God is born, at different times, in different places, with different names./ He dances in heaven as Shiva, creator of universes; / He lived on earth as Buddha, human… More
Philip Roth: 2013 Literary Service Award Remarks
Some of whom I met and spoke with were selling cigarettes at a streetcorner kiosk, others were welding a wrench at the public water works, others spent their days… More
Love for Kierkegaard
What others owe to me is none of my business. Kierkegaard writes, "Christianly understood you have absolutely nothing to do with what others do to you." "Essentially," he continues,… More
The PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award: Philip Roth
Philip Roth reflects on his lifetime of literary endeavor and his personal involvement in promoting freedom and democracy in Eastern Europe at the 2013 PEN Gala. More
Closing Argument at Guantanamo II: The Torture of Mohammad Jawad, Continued
If ever there were a textbook case of outrageous government conduct, this is it. Almost any one of these things would be sufficient to warrant dismissal. Cumulatively, it… More
Going on the Record: Resistance and Writing
Focusing on the harrowing events at Guantánamo and on the courage of those in the military and intelligence services who created a written record of those events, this program… More
Haiti in Two Acts
Designed to reveal hidden literary and political realities, Haiti In Two Acts plays out in two parts. Act I: An expert delivers remarks about the country. Act II: Local… More
Made to Breathe
In regard to the gods, / their secrets, who knew human love / wanted darkness. // Signs were many. Years facing / the gods led to scorn. Nothing is.… More
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