from Kissing the Sword
“Don’t you all constantly claim that you’re opposed to America? Then why has news of the shuttle exploding upset you so much?” She looked at me wide-eyed and said,… More
PEN World Voices: Monkey Business: A Cabaret With A Public Space
Attention Members: Please call your Member Hotline to order tickets. East meets West meets Uptown meets Downtown. PEN World Voices joins with Asia Society, A Public Space, and Monkey… More
The Allure of Smoking, Sleeping and Infinite Memory
We’re looking forward to the annual PEN World Voices Festival for a few reasons. First off, we love books. Second off, we love book people, in particular the be-speckled… More
Sonia Sotomayor at PEN World Voices Festival
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Sonia Sotomayor assumed her role on the U.S. Supreme Court as Associate Justice on August 8, 2009 as the first Hispanic Justice. She was… More
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature: April 29 – May 5, 2013
The 9th Annual PEN World Voices Festival is almost here. If you’re in the NYC area then you definitely should try to attend some of the events. … More
Lineup Announced for 2013 PEN World Voices Festival
The lineup for the 2013 PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature has been announced. The festival will commence on April 29th with a reading “about the notion of… More
State of Unhappiness Das Kapital
are you coughing now? do you / feel a dull pain in the chest when you breathe deeply? can you still broadcast although / disgruntled that you’d die for… More