TODAY: In 1927, Theodor Geisel publishes his first cartoon as Dr. Seuss.
- Ta-Nehisi Coates on the legacy of white plunder, and the killing fields of Chicago. | Literary Hub
- Joshua Mohr on rehab, talking to an invisible dog, and surviving the first day of the rest of his life. | Literary Hub
- Learning Toki Pona, the littlest (123 words) and most metaphorical language, designed for talking about cute and nice (“pona”) things. | The Atlantic
- Breaking down dichotomies in poetry: “raw” vs. “cooked,” good vs. bad, written in high school vs. not. | The New York Times
- Behold, the Summer Issue of Asymptote, including fiction from Ismail Kadare and Mario Levrero, interviews with Yuko Otomo and Valeria Luiselli, and more. | Asymptote Journal
- Imagining Leopold Bloom with an iPhone: the poetics of and metaphors for information overload. | Guernica
- Fugitivity, refuge, and refuse: on the tempestuous poetry of Fred Moten. | The Boston Review
- On forcing oneself to love (or, perhaps, to sincerely enjoying) “smart books by smart guys.” | Full Stop
- Seeking protection from imagined snakes: on growing up with OCD. | The Paris Review
Also on Literary Hub: The fierce new mythologies of Lidia Yuknavitch · An excerpt from Julia Pierpont’s debut, Among the Ten Thousand Things
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