Works of Justice: A Brief Interview with Poet Edward Ji
"Writing is not 'resistance.' This places counts me eight times a day, but does not know I’m here. Like winter, life does not care if you die. It is… More
The PEN Ten: Jordy Rosenberg on Inspiration, Graphic Novels, and Radical Historians
"The process of translation makes clear that no one language has power over another." More
“No Language Has Power Over Another”: A PEN Ten Interview with Jhumpa Lahiri
"The process of translation makes clear that no one language has power over another." More
Works of Justice: An Interview with Punk-Writer Sean Thomas Dunne
"Cathartic release is a byproduct of my desire to say something that matters to you." More
Two Interviews with PEN Out Loud Participants Salman Rushdie and Marlon James
"PEN America stands as a reminder that literature is essential in speaking truth to power, especially when it is a personal truth at odds with the powers that be." More
The Power of Storytelling: A PEN Ten Interview with Kali Fajardo-Anstine
"I treat my life as inspiration and I am open to experiences, to coincidences, to watching for signs." More
Two Interviews and a PEN Out Loud Playlist by Rion Amilcar Scott and Vinson Cunningham
"Books and their ideas gain so much more power when people come together to discuss them and think about them." More
Works of Justice: An Interview with Poet Louise K Waakaa’igan
"It is through and with my writing that I get to be who I am, a multifaceted Anishinaabekwe with a voice and a story to share." More
The PEN Ten: An Interview in Translation with Ha Seong-nan
"To me inspiration means to catch the words—random words with zero context—spewed by those living this moment with me." More
Works of Justice: An Interview with Prison Poet Laureate Eduardo “Echo” Martinez
"My responsibility is truth and awareness. I'm not attempting to push the envelope. I’m pushing the Post Office." More