5 Events for Your April Agenda

Whether you’re hooked on theater, film, food or design—or all of the above—here’s your ticket to fun and entertainment in the coming weeks. More

Kiran Desai Reads from The Inheritance of Loss

Kiran Desai, whose birthday is today, reads from The Inheritance of Loss at Town Hall Readings: Writing Home, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. The Inheritance of… More

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

Paul Auster on George Oppen

A poet’s work involves passion, fearlessness, and a flash of inspiration. Paul Auster presents on his late friend, the American poet George Oppen at the PEN World Voices Festival.… More