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Got Writer's Block? <br>Read This Poem

Got Writer's Block?
Read This Poem

Nick Ripatrazone Close Reads Gerard Manley Hopkins' "To R.B."

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 25, 2019

The Poet and the Monk: <br>An Anne Sexton Love Story

The Poet and the Monk:
An Anne Sexton Love Story

The Love Affair That Started with a Fan Letter

By Nick Ripatrazone | June 20, 2019

Beneath Every Poet, a Criminal Lurks

Beneath Every Poet, a Criminal Lurks

“Burglar, forger, safe cracker, arch-bigamist, poet, musician and prize fighter.”

By Nick Ripatrazone | April 2, 2019

Is Line Editing a Lost Art?

Is Line Editing a Lost Art?

"A great teacher is a gift. A great line editor is a miracle."

By Nick Ripatrazone | February 6, 2019

Literary Magazines Are Born to Die

Literary Magazines Are Born to Die

Five Defunct Journals We Should Not Forget

By Nick Ripatrazone | November 2, 2018

The Time a Bitter Rival Stole a Manuscript From William H. Gass

The Time a Bitter Rival Stole a Manuscript From William H. Gass

Never Trust a Man Named 'Edward Drogo Mork'

By Nick Ripatrazone | September 13, 2018

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Lydia Kiesling Wants to Rewrite the Myths of the American West

By Nick Ripatrazone | September 5, 2018

The Nun Who Wrote Letters to the Greatest Poets of Her Generation

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The Loneliness of Long-Distance Writing

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On the Sleepless Lives of Writers

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Insomnia: Source of Suffering or Creativity?

By Nick Ripatrazone | June 26, 2018

Donald Hall: Poet of Eagle Pond Farm

Donald Hall: Poet of Eagle Pond Farm

When a Writer is Inextricably Linked to Place

By Nick Ripatrazone | June 25, 2018

The 1961 Novel That Makes a Great Case for Moviegoing

The 1961 Novel That Makes a Great Case for Moviegoing

On Walker Percy's The Moviegoer

By Nick Ripatrazone | June 14, 2018

Sometimes the Best Way to Read is to Mark Up the Book

Sometimes the Best Way to Read is to Mark Up the Book

On the Revelatory Power of Annotations

By Nick Ripatrazone | April 23, 2018

At the Edge of the Woods: Why Writers Need Wilderness

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The Forest is Full of Stories

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Young Writers Need to Believe Their Stories Matter

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Nick Ripatrazone on the Power of Praise

By Nick Ripatrazone | March 26, 2018

Jamie Quatro: How Should a Christian Writer Be?

Jamie Quatro: How Should a Christian Writer Be?

The author of Fire Sermon on God, sex, and Evangelical America.

By Nick Ripatrazone | January 9, 2018

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