Postscript: Peter Matthiessen
On April 5, 2014, we learned that the American writer Peter Matthiessen, 86, had died in a hospital near his home in Sagaponack, New York. He had been suffering… More
Amiri Baraka: 1934-2014
Baraka was famous as one of the major forces in the Black Arts movement of the 1960s and ‘70s, which sought to duplicate in fiction, poetry, drama, and other… More
Chinua Achebe, Storyteller In Excelsis
Nigerian PEN President Tade Ipadeola on the influence of Chinua Achebe on his life and African letters. More
Chinua Achebe Reads from Things Fall Apart
PEN America joins the literary community in mourning the loss of Chinua Achebe, a major contributor not only to African literature but to world literature as well. Listen to… More
Robert Faggen Reads “To Mrs. Professor in Defense of My Cat’s Honor and Not Only” by Czeslaw Milosz
Robert Faggen reads "To Mrs. Professor in Defense of My Cat's Honor and Not Only" by Czeslaw Milosz at Czeslaw Milosz and the Conscience of Literature, part of the… More
Edward Hirsch Reads “Gift” by Czeslaw Milosz
Edward Hirsch reads "Gift" by Czeslaw Milosz at Czeslaw Milosz and the Conscience of Literature, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Azar Nafisi Reads “An Honest Description of Myself …” by Czeslaw Milosz
Azar Nafisi discusses Czeslaw Milosz and reads his poem “An Honest Description of Myself with a Glass of Whiskey at An Airport, Let Us Say, in Minneapolis” at Czeslaw Milosz… More
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