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Sex and the 16th Century: How John Donne Learned To Write Love Poetry

Sex and the 16th Century: How John Donne Learned To Write Love Poetry

Katherine Rundell on Love and Literature in the Elizabethan Era

By Katherine Rundell | October 5, 2022

The Pulse of American Life: On Emily Post’s Evolving Legacy

The Pulse of American Life: On Emily Post’s Evolving Legacy

“She was the source for American etiquette and manners advice.”

By Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning | October 5, 2022

<em>For Us All</em> Act I: On Fred Korematsu’s Conviction—and the Fight to Overturn it 40 Years Later

For Us All Act I: On Fred Korematsu’s Conviction—and the Fight to Overturn it 40 Years Later

Featuring the Japanese American Civil Liberties Collection from LA Theatre Works

By Audiobook Break | October 4, 2022

What the Word “Beauty” Meant to Helen Frankenthaler

What the Word “Beauty” Meant to Helen Frankenthaler

Douglas Dreishpoon on the Reflections of an Iconic Artist

By Douglas Dreishpoon | October 3, 2022

The Found Poems of Goliarda Sapienza

The Found Poems of Goliarda Sapienza

Chiara Barzini on the Vibrant Poems of the Late Italian Poet

By Chiara Barzini | September 28, 2022

Annie Ernaux on the “Infinite Lack” in Our Search for Love

Annie Ernaux on the “Infinite Lack” in Our Search for Love

“Passion fills life to bursting.”

By Annie Ernaux | September 27, 2022

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