Steve Martin Reads from Born Standing Up
Steve Martin reads from Born Standing Up at Town Hall Readings: Writing Home, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Salman Rushdie Reads “The Ground”
Salman Rushdie reads "The Ground" at Town Hall Readings: Writing Home, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Pia Tafdrup Reads “Kernel,” “My Mother’s Hand,” and “Goodnight”
Pia Tafdrup reads her poems "Kernel," "My Mother's Hand," and "Goodnight" at Town Hall Readings: Writing Home, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Saadi Youssef Reads “Another Paris Morning”
Saadi Youssef reads "Another Paris Morning" at Town Hall Readings: Writing Home, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Elizabeth Alexander Reads from American Sublime
Elizabeth Alexander delivered this talk and reading at the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival as part of the panel Africa and the World: The Writer's Role. More
Clayton Eshleman Introduces A Tribute to César Vallejo
Clayton Eshleman offers opening remarks at A Tribute to César Vallejo, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Jameel Jaffer Introduces Reckoning With Torture
Jameel Jaffer, Director of ACLU's National Security Project, offers opening remarks to the 2009 PEN event Reckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the "War on Terror". More
Carolin Emcke Discusses Why She Writes About War
Carolin Emcke discusses why she writes about war at Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Philip Gourevitch Discusses Writing About the Aftermath of Tragedy
Philip Gourevitch discusses writing about the aftermath of tragedy at Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
François Bizot Discusses Writing About Cambodia
François Bizot discusses writing about Cambodia at Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More