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Nick Ripatrazone
Nick Ripatrazone is the culture editor at Image Journal, a contributing editor at The Millions, and a columnist at Lit Hub. He has written for Rolling Stone, GQ, The Atlantic, The Paris Review, and Esquire. He lives in Andover Township, New Jersey, with his wife and twin daughters. His latest book, Longing for an Absent God, is available from Fortress Press.


Who Was the Only Sitting President to Contribute to a Literary Journal?

Nick Ripatrazone on the Poetic Aspirations of American Presidents
May 10, 2023  By Nick Ripatrazone
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Revelations of Language: On Prose Poetry and the Beauty of a Single Sentence

Nick Ripatrazone Looks at Journals Dedicated to the Prose Poem
March 2, 2023  By Nick Ripatrazone
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Mysteries Contained Therein: In Praise of the Literary Journal Longform Interview

Nick Ripatrazone Goes Into the Journal Archives for Gass, Murdoch, Elkin, and More
February 3, 2023  By Nick Ripatrazone
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Big Names in Little Magazines: On Thomas Pynchon’s Very First Literary Journal Appearance

Nick Ripatrazone Goes Deep into the Literary Journal Archives
December 21, 2022  By Nick Ripatrazone
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Deep in the Literary Journal Archives: Poetry That Takes Risks and Takes Up Space

Nick Ripatrazone Looks Back at The American Poetry Review, Pleiades, and The Hudson Review
November 29, 2022  By Nick Ripatrazone
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“Eclectic, Refreshingly Wild, and Important.” Exploring the Archives of America’s Best Literary Journals

Introducing a New Column in Which Nick Ripatrazone Reveals Treasures From the Back Issue Vault
October 19, 2022  By Nick Ripatrazone
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Revisiting the Infamous Hill Case in an Era of (More) UFO News and Government Secrets

Nick Ripatrazone on the Reissue of John G. Fuller's The Interrupted Journey
May 10, 2022  By Nick Ripatrazone
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How Marshall McLuhan Was the Patron Saint of Wired Magazine

Nick Ripatrazone on “the Rolling Stone of Technology” and the Half-Life of an Electronic Prophet
March 30, 2022  By Nick Ripatrazone
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Contemplating the Devotions of W.S. Merwin in the Wilds of North Jersey

Nick Ripatrazone on the Renowned Poet and the Wilderness He Loved
May 20, 2021  By Nick Ripatrazone
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8 Ways the Pandemic Has Changed How I Teach High School English

Nick Ripatrazone Recommends Flexibility, Care, and Rest
May 5, 2021  By Nick Ripatrazone
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On the Emotional Complexity of Teaching in the Age of COVID

Nick Ripatrazone Talks to English Teacher Keith Leonard
March 24, 2021  By Nick Ripatrazone
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Teaching Appalachian Lit to West Virginia High Schoolers

Nick Ripatrazone Talks to English Teacher Karla Hilliard
February 24, 2021  By Nick Ripatrazone
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How Teachers Can Foster a Space of Curiosity

Nick Ripatrazone Talks to English Teacher Heather Clark
January 8, 2021  By Nick Ripatrazone
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The High School Teacher Who Changed Kaveh Akbar’s Life

Meet Steve Henn, Who Goes Above and Beyond for Students
November 5, 2020  By Nick Ripatrazone
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How Teachers Build Connections Beyond the Classroom

Nick Ripatrazone on Education as a Journey
October 7, 2020  By Nick Ripatrazone
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Teaching High School Writers What It Means to Be Published

Nick Ripatrazone Speaks With Katie Scullion, Director of Polyphony Lit
August 21, 2020  By Nick Ripatrazone
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Teaching Students to Use Their Voices Through Theater

Nick Ripatrazone Talks to English Teacher Conor O'Sullivan
July 31, 2020  By Nick Ripatrazone
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Remember Reading in Public?

Nick Ripatrazone on the Private Self Made Public
July 27, 2020  By Nick Ripatrazone
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The Poets vs. The Police: On Standing Your Ground in
a Toronto Park

“In Canada, a poet, to make his way as a poet, has to be
a real tough bastard.”
July 16, 2020  By Nick Ripatrazone
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In Flint, a Teacher Amplifies Student Voices on Justice

In the Empty Classroom of Jessyca Mathews
June 25, 2020  By Nick Ripatrazone
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