An Excerpt from Cervantes Street
When one man died, he was replaced by another one; when that other man fell wounded, a healthy one emerged from behind him, creating an endless reserve of soldiers… More
Jamaica Kincaid Reads from Paradise Lost
Jamaica Kincaid reads an excerpt from John Milton Paradise Lost at the 2013 PEN World Voices Opening Night Reading at Cooper Union. More
Goings On About Town: Above and Beyond
This annual gathering, which was founded in 2005, brings together writers and artists from around the globe. More
NYC Weekend: ‘Modern’ Vampire, Renee Fleming, Brit ‘Bull’
The 9th Annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature kicks off on April 29 and runs through May 5, bringing more than 100 writers, philosophers and intellectuals to… More
The Race to Incarcerate
Four panels from the graphic retelling of Marc Mauer's 2006 book Race to Incarcerate, illustrated by Sabrina Jones and forthcoming from New Press in April 2013. More
From the Archives: Margaret Atwood, Power of the Pen
Many people are howling, some howling grief because those they love have died or been killed. Others howl in triumph because they have caused the loved ones of their… More
Joy Harjo: A Preview
Joy Harjo will be participating in Speaking in Languages on the Edge and Obsession: Joy Harjo on Time in the 2013 PEN World Voices Festival. Joy Harjo burst onto the international literary… More
Welcome to Comely Bank
Yet even in the midst of progress, history remained. Every town and city retained traces of its past: a statue; a plaque on a wall; a hitching post for… More
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