After Charlottesville
Claire Messud, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, Rion Amilcar Scott, and Robert Pinsky reflect on the hatred boiling over in our country. More
Six Words for My Mother with Saïd Sayrafiezadeh (video)
For this Mother's Day event, storytellers perform a Six-Word Memoir, then reveal the backstory, in the playful "circus" environment of the STREB Lab for Action Mechanics. More
Six Words for My Mother with Lynn Harris (video)
For this Mother's Day event, storytellers perform a Six-Word Memoir, then reveal the backstory, in the playful "circus" environment of the STREB Lab for Action Mechanics. More
Six Words for My Mother (full video)
For this Mother's Day event, storytellers perform a Six-Word Memoir, then reveal the backstory, in the playful "circus" environment of the STREB Lab for Action Mechanics. More
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh in Conversation with Sam Lipsyte
PEN Member Saïd Sayrafiezadeh reads from his new collection of short stories, Brief Encounters with the Enemy, followed by a Q&A with fellow PEN Member Sam Lipsyte. More
Streets of Pittsburgh
When I was twenty-two, a small design firm in Pittsburgh hired me to make maps. That I had landed such excellent employment despite being a college dropout with no… More
Being Saïd
On a stage in New York, a Director, an Actor, and an Actress are struggling to finish a play written by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh.Director: (Addressing the audience.) Ladies and gentlemen,… More