What to Do in NYC: Must-Sees for Visitors From Mexico
Visitors from Mexico make up one of the top 10 most popular nationalities that come to New York. They’re drawn by great music, museums, sightseeing, and terrific souvenirs among… More
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
BRONX:AFRICA Poetry Town Hall: with Rachel Ansong and Salieu Suso – PEN World Voices
Ghanaian-born Rachel Ansong, 2015 BRIO Award winner for poetry, will read from her award-winning work and will be joined by Gambian-born Salieu Suso, a musician/historian who will perform on… 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
Jeanette Winterson Discusses the Role of Books and Faith in her Life
In celebration of her birthday, listen to this archived podcast of Jeanette Winterson, author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. In this podcast, Winterson discusses the role 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
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