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Poet and human rights activist Carolyn Forche reads from "The Colonel," her account of a harrowing experience during her May, 1978 stay in El Salvador.

South African writer Breyten Breytenbach reads from his poem, "For Francooi Viljoen" in his speech at the October 20, 1992 International Writers Center conference, "The Writer in Politics: Under a Politics With a Politics".

Derek Walcott reads from his poetic essay "Tiepolo's Hound" for the International Writers Center conference, "The Dual Muse: The Writer As Artist, The Artist As Writer". Walcott wrote this piece in response to his invitation to the conference.

Jennifer Bartlett delivers a remixed version of her essay "A Peaceable Kingdom" for the International Writers Center conference, "The Dual Muse: Writer As Artist, Artist As Writer." Bartlett's address incorporates diary entries from her late fellow…

Breyten Breytenbach discusses the advantages of "bilingual" artistry at the International Writers Center conference, "The Dual Muse: The Writer As Artist, The Artist As Writer," November 9, 1997.

On November 9, 1997, at the International Writers Center conference, "The Dual Muse: The Writer As Artist, The Artist As Writer," Tom Phillips discusses the usefulness of "failure" and the difference between an artist's external career and internal…

In his October 23, 1994 keynote speech for the International Writers Center conference, "The Writer and Religion," William Gaddis gestures toward the foggy line between the "ascetic" and the "aesthetic," citing his experience with a "pro-Catholic"…

William Gass introduces keynote speaker William Gaddis at the International Writers Center conference "The Writer and Religion," October 23, 1994, detailing the rise of his work from the "cult" like shadows to an equally--if not more--shadowy…

Gass drawing/diagram of LSL entries

Mock-up for the cover of the Literary St. Louis book