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A New Poem by Tracy K. Smith

A New Poem by Tracy K. Smith

Celebrating This Year's PEN World Voices Festival

By Tracy K. Smith | May 13, 2022

A Letter from Eileen Myles to Save East River Park

A Letter from Eileen Myles to Save East River Park

Celebrating This Year's PEN World Voices Festival

By Eileen Myles | May 12, 2022

“Loyalty Rather Than Love,” by Nadifa Mohamed

“Loyalty Rather Than Love,” by Nadifa Mohamed

Celebrating This Year's PEN World Voices Festival

By Nadifa Mohamed | May 11, 2022

“Monody,” a Poem by Canisia Lubrin

“Monody,” a Poem by Canisia Lubrin

Celebrating This Year's PEN World Voices Festival

By Canisia Lubrin | May 10, 2022

“Nobody in the Water,” a Poem by Tayi Tibble

“Nobody in the Water,” a Poem by Tayi Tibble

Celebrating This Year's PEN World Voices Festival

By Tayi Tibble | May 9, 2022

This year's PEN World Voices Festival lineup includes Margaret Atwood, Zadie Smith, and more.

This year's PEN World Voices Festival lineup includes Margaret Atwood, Zadie Smith, and more.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 28, 2020

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Maaza Mengiste, Carrie Brownstein, and Jill Filipovic on Gender and Power

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The Modern and the Medieval Collide: Aminatta Forna on Ebola

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Beyond the Afropolitan Writer

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Of Chinese Development and Telling Africa's Hidden Stories

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The World in 2050: Women in Power

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"One of Areej’s first fatwas was to allow women to have multiple spouses."

By Mona Eltahawy | May 11, 2015

The View of Haiti from Brooklyn

The View of Haiti from Brooklyn

Edwidge Danticat Talks to John Freeman at PEN World Voices

By Kerri Arsenault | May 8, 2015

On Memoir: Ondaatje, Smith, and Sante

On Memoir: Ondaatje, Smith, and Sante

At the PEN World Voices Festival

By Kerri Arsenault | May 8, 2015

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