Audio + Video
Sam Shepard reads from Motel Chronicles
Sam Shepard reads from Motel Chronicles at the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature in New York City. More
Sam Shepard reads from Day out of Days
Sam Shepard reads from Day Out of Days at the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature in New York City. More
Toni Morrison Discusses Freedom of Expression and the Writer’s Role
Toni Morrison discusses freedom of expression and the writer's role as she accepts the 2008 PEN/Borders Literary Service Award at the 2008 PEN Literary Gala. More
Backstage with Kwame Anthony Appiah
Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses the importance of raising awareness of the torture issue at the 2009 PEN event Reckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the "War on Terror". More
Breakout: Voices from Inside
November 9, 2011 | The National Arts Club | New York CityThe 2011 PEN Prison Writing Program Fundraiser.PEN Members and special guests gather for a reading of award-winning prose… More
Sufjan Stevens: The Mistress Witch from McClure (Or the Mind that Knows Itself)
Sufjan Stevens performs The Mistress Witch from McClure (Or the Mind that Knows Itself) at the Southpaw in Brooklyn, New York as part of PEN American Center's PENultimate Lit… More
Saul Williams: Black Stacey
Saul Williams performs "Black Stacey" at PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. More
Said the Shotgun to the Head
Saul Williams reads "Said the Shotgun to the Head" at PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. More
Backstage with Jonathan Ames
Jonathan Ames discusses why he found it important to participate in the 2009 PEN event Reckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the "War on Terror". More
Saul Williams: Coded Language
Saul Williams performs "Coded Language" at PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. More
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