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Daniele Mastrogiacomo in Conversation with Federico Rampini More
PEN Weather Report: What Can We Do?
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 an Untitled Poem by Scott Walt
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
The Diversity Test: Gender and Literature in Translation
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
Secularism, Islam, and Democracy: Muslims in Europe and the West
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
Reckoning with Torture in Washington, D.C.
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
Alfre Woodard reads Chris Abani's Graceland during the 2004 PEN Foreign Exchanges I. More
Bill Irwin Reads from Chris Abani’s Graceland
Bill Irwin Reads from Chris Abani's Graceland during the 2004 PEN Foreign Exchanges I. More
Li Jianquang Acceptance Speech for Yang Tongyan
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
Conversation: Michael Ondaatje & Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, part IV
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie asks Michael Ondaatje about his novel, The English Patient, during part four of their conversation at the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More