This was the 6th time I’ve curated an event which aims to do no more that create something where there might be nothing, knowing our limitations in writing for and in celebration of, the writers at risk around the world whom English PEN supports, and whom each writer on this night wrote about. All the brilliant readings by Sara Upstone, Adam Baron, Paul Ewen, Sam Jordison and all are available online here

https://www.writerscentrekingston.com/#/pen20/

My piece was for the Sri Lankan writer Shakthika Sathkumara, whom you can find more about here https://www.englishpen.org/campaigns/sri-lanka-release-award-winning-writer-shakthika-sathkumara/ and his short story, which i discuss in my performance and write a response to, even a new version of, a further meta version of a meta story, is here to read in english http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/65191