Prayer and Meditation ( full audio)
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
Prayer and Meditation (full video)
For this contemplative evening, an assembly of writers and artists took to the stage to read their original, deeply personal prayers and meditations. More
Prayer Before Dying
Let the oceans be still or roar, as they always have. Please let the world go on as it always has, so that my children will know that only… More
Edwidge Danticat reads from Claire of the Sea Light
Edwidge Danticat reads from Claire of the Sea at the Franklin Park Reading Series, co-hosted by PEN American on June 4, 2013. More
PEN World Voices Festival Tenth Anniversary Highlights
Founded in 2005 under the direction of Salman Rushdie, the PEN World Voices Festival has hosted more than 1,400 writers from 78 countries, speaking 56 languages. More
PEN Members Reading at Franklin Park
On Monday, June 10, PEN partnered with the Franklin Park Reading Series for an evening of readings and conversation with PEN Members old and new: Edwidge Danticat, Matt Bell,… More
Three Years after the Quake
Saturday will mark three years since the devastating earthquake in Haiti that killed an estimated 300,000 people. PEN, too, was affected by the tragedy, as PEN Haiti's director Georges… More