Home > PEN World Voices > Raymond Federman Raymond Federman Raymond Federman was born in France in 1928.  He emigrated to the United States in 1947. He has taught at the University of California at Santa Barbara and SUNY Buffalo, where he was appointed to the Melodia E. Jones Chair of Literature. Federman has published collections of poems, essays, translation, and fiction, including Loose Shoes, Rachel's Fur, and Smiles on Washington Square, which won the American Book Award. Federman Online www.federman.com raymondfederman.blogspot.com >> Read through a collection of his work online >> The Real Begins Where the Spectacle Ends (a manifesto of sorts) >> Auto... Bio... Graphic, online poems by Federman WORLD VOICES EVENTS Thursday, April 27 at 12:00 Raymond Federman: Reading from Retour au fumier Thursday, April 27 at 4:00 Translation & Globalization Thursday, April 27 at 7:00 Mixed Media: Writers on Their Languages Raymond Federman on Faith & Reason I cannot say which / is my country today / it constantly changes / it's always the country / that invades me / devastates me / that makes me angry / I mean I cannot write... >> Read more Home | Site Map | Copyright / Privacy Policy | Contact Us © 2004-2012 PEN American Center. All rights reserved.