Edwidge Danticat Reads from Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Edwidge Danticat reads from the first chapter of Things Fall Apart at the 2008 event A Tribute to Chinua Achebe. More
Chris Abani Speaks at A Tribute to Chinua Achebe
Chris Abani talks about falling in love—first with women, then with writing—as a young boy in Nigeria, as part of PEN's Tribute to Chinua Achebe. More
Chinua Achebe: A Tribute to Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe discusses writing "under the spell" of Things Fall Apart, the rashness of sending his only manuscript to England fifty years ago, and the excitement of creating a… More
Clayton Eshlema Reads from Poemas Humanos
Clayton Eshlema reads from Poemas Humanos (Human Poems) at A Tribute to César Vallejo, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
A Tribute to César Vallejo Entire Event
Jayne Cortez, Mónica de la Torre, Mariela Dreyfus, Clayton Eshleman, Forrest Gander, Edward Hirsch, Sam Shepard, Cecilia Vicuña and Anne Waldman read poems by César Vallejo at A Tribute… More
Durs Grünbein Reads “Preparation” and “Song on Porcelain” by Czeslaw Milosz
Durs Grünbein reads his German translation of "Preparation" and, in English, "Song on Porcelain," both by Czeslaw Milosz, at Czeslaw Milosz and the Conscience of Literature, part of the… More
Robert Hass Reads Poems by Czeslaw Milosz
Translator Robert Hass reads poems by Czeslaw Milosz at Czeslaw Milosz and the Conscience of Literature, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Bei Dao Reads “Preparation” by Czeslaw Milosz and “Untitled” by Bei Dao
Bei Dao reads, in Chinese, "Preparation" by Czeslaw Milosz and his own poem, "Untitled," at Czeslaw Milosz and the Conscience of Literature, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices… More