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What John Hughes Taught Me About<br> the Importance of a Name

What John Hughes Taught Me About
the Importance of a Name

Sloane Tanen on the Lessons of Sloane Peterson

By Sloane Tanen | April 4, 2019

Unsilencing the Writing Workshop

Unsilencing the Writing Workshop

Students Might Learn More and Hate it Less if They Talk About Their Own Work

By Beth Nguyen | April 3, 2019

Jenni Fagan:

Jenni Fagan: "If a Poem Wants Written at 3 am I Get Up."

On the Urgency and Necessity of Writing Poetry

By Jenni Fagan | April 3, 2019

Why, Exactly, Do We Have Subtitles on Books?

Why, Exactly, Do We Have Subtitles on Books?

Mary Laura Philpott, Out Here Asking the Tough Questions

By Mary Laura Philpott | April 2, 2019

Why Don't More Writers Become<br> Public School Teachers?

Why Don't More Writers Become
Public School Teachers?

Belle Boggs on a Career in the Classroom

By Belle Boggs | April 2, 2019

How to Cuss Like No One's Listening

How to Cuss Like No One's Listening

Katherine Dunn on the Importance of Specificity in Swearing

By Katherine Dunn | April 1, 2019

Best Reviewed
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Working Mothers, Let Go of Your Guilt

By Polly Rosenwaike | April 1, 2019

An Afternoon at María Gainza's
Buenos Aires Home

By Nathan Scott McNamara | March 31, 2019

5 Reasons a Writer Should
Move to London

By Christine Ro | March 29, 2019

Maybe Becoming a Poet Just for the Praise Was Not a Good Move

Maybe Becoming a Poet Just for the Praise Was Not a Good Move

Jessie Gaynor on the Perpetual Allure (and Trap) of Validation

By Jessie Gaynor | March 27, 2019

On the Daily Rituals of Joan Didion, Patti Smith, and More

On the Daily Rituals of Joan Didion, Patti Smith, and More

Women Artists on What Gets Them Through

By Mason Currey | March 27, 2019

In Praise of the 'How To' Creativity Workbook

In Praise of the 'How To' Creativity Workbook

Creativity Can, In Fact, Be Taught

By Evan James | March 27, 2019

Laila Lalami:

Laila Lalami: "I Think Evil Needs to Be Called Out."

The Author of The Other Americans Shifts Effortlessly From Poetry to Polemic

By Zahra Hankir | March 26, 2019

How to Write About Burnout in the Gig Economy

How to Write About Burnout in the Gig Economy

Maddie Crum on Narratives of Disconnected Work Life

By Maddie Crum | March 26, 2019

The Illicit, Bittersweet Pleasure of Empty Bookshelves

The Illicit, Bittersweet Pleasure of Empty Bookshelves

Julie Langsdorf on Clearing House

By Julie Langsdorf | March 25, 2019

Richard Blanco: 'I Don't Subscribe to the Notion of Writer's Block'

Richard Blanco: 'I Don't Subscribe to the Notion of Writer's Block'

On Growing Up in Miami and Overcoming the Fear of Poetry

By Richard Blanco | March 25, 2019

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