Edwidge Danticat: On Something Else (video)
In this life, there's work, and then there's...something else. In this rare public appearance, celebrated author Edwidge Danticat reflected on her "something else" —something that has contributed to her… More
Translation Slam (audio)
What happens when a poem migrates into another language, not just once but twice? Find out when poets, translators, and audience square off in a smart and spirited… More
Writer’s Workshop – Perspectives from African Writers (video)
A workshop with Rashidah Ismaili and Véronique Tadjo. Part of The Literary Mews. More
Writing on the Inside, Reading on the Outside (video)
Formerly incarcerated people gathered together with prison-writing mentors to speak about the profound effects of their relationships. More
Risky Talking (full audio)
A discussion with Laura Flanders, Piper Kerman, Elizabeth Streb, and Donna Hylton on the nature of risk-taking. More
Armenian Genocide: A Dark Paradigm with Ronald Grigor Suny (video)
This year, the world commemorated the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, which counted many noted writers and cultural leaders among the dead. This panel discussed the tragedy - a… More
Armenian Genocide: A Dark Paradigm with Eric Bogosian (video)
This year, the world commemorated the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, which counted many noted writers and cultural leaders among the dead. This panel discussed the tragedy - a… More
POEMobile – The Studio Museum in Harlem (video)
Together with Columbia University School of the Arts and The Studio Museum in Harlem, PEN World Voices is thrilled to host an uptown, pop-up installment of POEMobile, a hand-painted… More
Prayer and Meditation with Sayed Kashua (video)
A wish, an invocation, an impassioned plea. For this contemplative evening of meditation, the Festival commissioned an esteemed assembly of writers and artists from a wide range of cultural… More
Prayer and Meditation with Maira Kalman (video)
A wish, an invocation, an impassioned plea. For this contemplative evening of meditation, the Festival has commissioned an esteemed assembly of writers and artists from a wide range of… More
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