Recent Books on Justice and Incarceration
PEN America's Prison and Justice Writing Program features ten recently published books on justice and incarceration in the United States. More
Nikki Giovanni: Making James Baldwin
Never deny what your heart knows is the truth. Never turn your back on what your mind knows is right. Never refuse to hear the cry of the angry… More
Christopher Hitchens On George Orwell
In this 2002 recording from the PEN America Digital Archive, Christopher Hitchens offers a critical analysis of Orwell's works from his own intellectual perspective. More
PEN America Unveils 50 Years of Literary Luminaries and Cultural Crossroads in Online Archive
PEN America launches archives online, home to over 50 years' worth of audio and video recordings of meetings, panels, and public events, covering a breathtaking range of social, political,… More
Sekou Sundiata and Charles Lynch on Influences
Poets Sekou Sundiata and Charles Lynch discuss early memories, adolescent anxieties, and the denouement associated with the future of the city. More
Tune In Tuesdays: PEN American Center Digital Archive of Free Expression
Supported by a 2015 NEH grant, PEN American Center is preserving and digitizing more than 1,200 hours of recordings from 800 events previously unavailable to the public. More
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