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Daniele Mastrogiacomo in Conversation with Federico Rampini More

With Jostein Gaarder, James Hansen, Frederic Hauge, Bjørn Lomborg, Bill McKibben, Andrew Revkin, and Cynthia Rosenzweig; moderated by Robert SilversAs part of our continuing collaboration with The New York… More

Marie Ponsot reads Scott Walt's untitled poem, winner of an honorable mention for poetry in PEN's 2004 Prison Writing Contest, at the 2009 event Breakout: Voices from Inside. More

Join novelist Claire Messud and a prestigious panel for a lively debate on gender, culture, and literature in translation. In the 21st century, few writers want to be classified… More

With Dalia Mogahed, George Packer, Tariq Ramadan, Joan Wallach Scott, and Jacob WeisbergPEN, the ACLU, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), and Slate will join forces to present… More

Before the September 11 attacks, the United States condemned torture, protested secret tribunals, decried disappearances, and challenged secret and arbitrary detentions. This event presents evidence that details the sadistic… More

Alfre Woodard reads Chris Abani's Graceland during the 2004 PEN Foreign Exchanges I. More

Bill Irwin Reads from Chris Abani's Graceland during the 2004 PEN Foreign Exchanges I. More

Yang Tongyan is a dissident writer and member of the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC). He is known for his critical writings published on web sites such as Boxun.com… More