Advancing Literature

BY Randa Jarrar
She tells her husband this story. He asks her what she wants him to say. She tells him to say that he is angry that she fucked a Turkish sailor. She tells him to say that he wishes he had fucked...

BY Zeyar Lynn
The severed leg serves as his pillow when he sleeps. / The severed leg is placed on the dining table when he eats. / (Is he married? Let’s say he is.)

BY Anne Carson
He hadn’t known his / grandmother long or well. / She smelled like Noxzema. / Didn’t like doctors. Believed in herbs and the / Bible. When the apostles / walked down the street / she said their...

As Iran heads towards elections in June, the government is once again engaging in a campaign of arrests, repression and harassment against the media. The evening will explore the political,...

BY PEN America
PEN America joins the literary community in mourning the loss of Chinua Achebe, a major contributor not only to African literature but to world literature as well. Listen to a rare recording of...