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The Poet on His Island

The Poet on His Island

A Final Conversation with Tomas Tranströmer

By John Freeman | June 2, 2015

Jodorowsky on God, Anti-Semitism and the Uses of Poetry

Jodorowsky on God, Anti-Semitism and the Uses of Poetry

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By Literary Hub | May 29, 2015

The Writer's Gaze

The Writer's Gaze

Staring at a 19th-century painting of disrobed nymphs

By Ned Beauman | May 29, 2015

The Eternal Mystery of the Reclusive Writer

The Eternal Mystery of the Reclusive Writer

From Mitchell to Pynchon to Ferrante, Why We Love the Hermits

By Jonathan Russell Clark | May 28, 2015

Memories of Pan-Yugo Angst

Memories of Pan-Yugo Angst

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