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Sylvia Plath... Nature Writer?

Sylvia Plath... Nature Writer?

Marlena Williams on the Poet's Fraught Relationship with the Wild

By Marlena Williams | October 23, 2020

Hiroko Oyamada Wrote Her First Book, <em>The Factory</em>, in the Factory Where She Worked

Hiroko Oyamada Wrote Her First Book, The Factory, in the Factory Where She Worked

David Boyd on a Writer Who Follows the Weirdness

By David Boyd | October 23, 2020

The Enduring Strength and Richness of Kashmir's<br> Literary Life

The Enduring Strength and Richness of Kashmir's
Literary Life

Sharanya Deepak on the Many Landscapes of Kashmiri Writing

By Sharanya Deepak | October 23, 2020

Anne Carson: The Sheer Velocity and Ephemerality of Cy Twombly

Anne Carson: The Sheer Velocity and Ephemerality of Cy Twombly

“Ancient Things Are New Things."

By Anne Carson | October 22, 2020

Against the Muse Myth: On Motherhood and the Writing Life

Against the Muse Myth: On Motherhood and the Writing Life

Molly Spencer Finds Time to Write in all the Smallest Spaces

By Molly Spencer | October 22, 2020

Nikki Giovanni: Why We Need Poetry

Nikki Giovanni: Why We Need Poetry

From Make Me Rain, a Collection of Poetry and Prose

By Nikki Giovanni | October 21, 2020

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After My Partner's Death, I Discovered the Full Richness of His Poetry

By Megan Marshall | October 21, 2020

On Aoko Matsuda’s Deceptively Delightful Call for Systemic Change

By Polly Barton | October 21, 2020

Czesław Miłosz Confronts the Dark and Immutable Order of the World

By Czesław Miłosz | October 21, 2020

On Beauty Standards (and Privilege) in Memoir and Fiction

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By Reading Women | October 21, 2020

Marlon James: On the Power of Myth in Neil Gaiman’s Fiction

Marlon James: On the Power of Myth in Neil Gaiman’s Fiction

"He is a myth-maker, but also a dream restorer."

By Marlon James | October 20, 2020

Navigating Crisis: On Asian American Solidarity in a Post-Covid America

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Daniel Tam-Claiborne on Alexander Chee, Jenny Zhang, and Writing Difference Through Dialogue

By Daniel Tam-Claiborne | October 20, 2020

Why Djuna Barnes Withdrew Into Total Seclusion the Last 40 Years of Her Life

Why Djuna Barnes Withdrew Into Total Seclusion the Last 40 Years of Her Life

From Lit Century: 100 Years, 100 Books, a Podcast Hosted by Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols

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On Beauty, Sexual Violence, and Toni Morrison's <em>The Bluest Eye</em>

On Beauty, Sexual Violence, and Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

Kanako Nishi: "Morrison neither consoled me as a victim, nor condemned me as the perpetrator."

By Kanako Nishi | October 20, 2020

On the Unexpected Hopefulness of Don DeLillo’s <em>The Silence</em>

On the Unexpected Hopefulness of Don DeLillo’s The Silence

Not the Likeliest of Feelings in 2020

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What Happens When You Open a Phone Line for People to Gush About Their Favorite Books

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This Week on The History of Literature Podcast

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