Breakout: Voices From the Inside
Featuring award-winning prose and poetry from the 2015 PEN Prison Writing Contest, read by Khalil Cumberbatch, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Siri Hustvedt, Mitchell S. Jackson, Dawn Lundy Martin, Jeffrey Toobin,… More
Isabel Sobral Campos Reads from “Material”
A PEN Poetry Series special feature, Isabel Sobral Campos reads from her chapbook Material, recently published by No, Dear. More
PEN Podcast: Deborah Ellis Reads Two Stories at “Who Will Speak for the Child?”
Today's podcast episode features Deborah Ellis reading two of her stories: about an Iranian refugee living in Jordan, and about a child in the slums of Zambia. More
PEN Podcast: Writing War
Phil Klay, Nadifa Mohamed and others read excerpts from their stories about war at the 2014 PEN World Voices Festival. More
PEN Podcast: Carlos Monsiváis Reads from Mexican Postcards
Carlos Monsiváis reads from his novel Mexican Postcards at the event The Global City, part of the 2006 PEN World Voices Festival. More
PEN Podcast: David Auburn Reads from “The Courage to Stand Alone” by Wei Jingsheng
David Auburn reads from activist, dissident, and writer Wei Jingsheng's "The Courage to Stand Alone" at the 2009 Human Rights Book Festival. More
PEN Podcast: Gregory Pardlo Reads Poetry from “Digest”
Gregory Pardlo reads from his Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry collection "Digest." More
PEN Podcast: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on the world in 2050
To celebrate Mashujaa Day, a holiday to honor all those who contributed to the struggle for Kenya's independence, today's PEN podcast features Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's predictions for where the… More
Deborah Landau—Reading Walt Whitman
In celebration of Banned Books Week 2013, PEN America featured Deborah Landau reading Whitman's poems "Leaves of Grass" and "Respondez!" More
A Tribute to Pablo Neruda
Martín Espada reads his translations of Neruda’s “Octopi” and "The Celestial Poets," and his own poem, “The Fugitive Poets of Fenway Park.” More
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