The Art of Mentorship with Julia Leigh (video)

PEN World VoicesMay 13, 2015

Emerging artists, armed solely with their talent, often feel that they have to face the world alone. What if you had Toni Morrison, Michael Ondaatje, Peter Sellars, Colm Tóibín,… More

POEMobile Pop-Up in Bed-Stuy (video)

PEN World VoicesMay 13, 2015

POEMobile, a hand-painted truck that projects poems onto buildings, brought a light show and live performance into the heart of Bed-Stuy to highlight a new box set of African… More

H.G. Adler: A Survivor’s Dual Reverie (video)

PEN World VoicesMay 13, 2015

Compared by critics to Kafka and Joyce, H. G. Adler is quickly gaining recognition as a key figure in twentieth-century fiction. A panel of writers and journalists came together… More

Prayer and Meditation (full video)

May 9, 2015

For this contemplative evening, an assembly of writers and artists took to the stage to read their original, deeply personal prayers and meditations. More

Writing Gender (video)

May 9, 2015

A panel of venerated African authors and editors goes beyond the clichés to address the role of gender in the creation of art. More

Armenian Genocide: A Dark Paradigm (full video)

May 9, 2015

This panel discusses the Armenian Genocide—a glimpse into the darkest regions of the human soul—and its significance as a “dark paradigm” for later attempts by governments to silence writers… More

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