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
Last Night in San Pedro de Macorís
There’s only one ride left to the capital. One bar of soap left, one towel. That’s how fiction comes to life, you unlucky fucker. Why tell the truth? More
Writing in Another Language
As unrest continues in Turkey, we revisit Elif Shafak’s thoughts on her experience of transitioning to English from her native tongue and rediscovering the richness of an extinct Turkish… More
Money and Translation
Is there anything we can do, as writers and translators, to break the causal chain of financial influence in the U.S. reception and publication of foreign literature? More
Six Poems by Fred Moten
his hair was like furry lining brushed and see-through and he was pale, his pinkness had a descent in it, like he had warmed down More
Three Poems by Aracelis Girmay
I wanted you to, Mother, / never let me free. I am home again, // if I lay on my side beside / the sleeping wolves, once men— //… More
Obsession: Naomi Wolf on Truth
Feminist author and provocateur Naomi Wolf, whose most recent book, Vagina: A New Biography, rocked the 2012 bestseller lists, turns her attention toward the topic of truth. Joined onstage… More
from MW: A Field Guide to the Midwest
What my parents were most silent about was what they hated more than anything. They were professionals afterall, and to be professional means keeping one’s mouth shut. When my… More
Earl Lovelace Reads from Is Just a Movie
Earl Lovelace reads from his novel Is Just a Movie at the Opening Night Reading of PEN's 2013 World Voices Festival. More
Joshua Edwards Reads “Red Storm Days”
Joshua Edwards stopped by the PEN America offices to record an excerpt, entitled "Red Storm Days," from his poem "Agonistes." Complete with hustling, bustling PEN America offices noises. More
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