PEN DIY Relaunches with Erica Jong, Amanda Palmer, and Jennifer Weiner
PEN is relaunching its DIY series with Erica Jong, Jennifer Weiner, and Amanda Palmer headlining our first three events at The Ace Hotel’s Liberty Hall. More
PEN DIY: Wesley Stace on How to Lead a Double Life
Armed with his guitar and a Bulleit on the rocks, the incomparable and prolific Wesley Stace (also known as John Wesley Harding) took the stage on December 1 for… More
Watch: PEN DIY with Wesley Stace
Singer-songwriter and author Wesley Stace took the DIY stage on December 1, revealing how he made art for three decades under two names. More
Watch: PEN DIY with Justin Vivian Bond
Watch Justin Vivian Bond give a crash course in the art of improv and creating a character in five steps. More
PEN DIY: Justin Vivian Bond on How to Take a Flying Leap
Cabaret messiah Justin Vivian Bond took the DIY stage by storm on November 3rd, giving a loudly appreciative audience a crash course in writing from the gut. More
PEN DIY: Natalie Diaz on How to Sacrifice Your Brother, Even When He is an Aztec
It’s said that losing a language is “like dropping a bomb on the Louvre.” When a language is lost, it’s the people that are betrayed. More
Watch & Listen: PEN DIY with Natalie Diaz
Listen to poet Natalie Diaz grapple with betraying her family in her book of poetry "When My Brother Was an Aztec" and share about the ongoing Mojave Language Revitalization… More