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Why T.S. Eliot Has Remained an Enigma

Why T.S. Eliot Has Remained an Enigma

Vijay Seshadri on the Historical Forces that Shaped Him

By Vijay Seshadri | April 28, 2020

The Saint and I: On Augustine and Writing About Mothers

The Saint and I: On Augustine and Writing About Mothers

Natalie Carnes on What the Confessions Got Wrong

By Natalie Carnes | April 28, 2020

All Poetry is Collaboration

All Poetry is Collaboration

Matthew Rohrer on the Importance of Listening

By Matthew Rohrer | April 28, 2020

On Frances Burney and the Birth of 'Chick Lit'

On Frances Burney and the Birth of 'Chick Lit'

A Groundbreaking Storytelling Formula Since the 18th Century

By Gina Fattore | April 27, 2020

Guiding Me Back to My Caribbean Roots: Remembering Novelist Andrea Levy

Guiding Me Back to My Caribbean Roots: Remembering Novelist Andrea Levy

Keishel A. Williams on Fruit of the Lemon, a Classic of Immigration Lit

By Keishel A. Williams | April 24, 2020

Rebecca Solnit: On Letting Go of Certainty in a Story That Never Ends

Rebecca Solnit: On Letting Go of Certainty in a Story That Never Ends

Finding Communion in the Fairy Tales We Tell

By Rebecca Solnit | April 23, 2020

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Finding a Way Forward from the Pandemic in the Words of the Poets

By Lawrence Joseph | April 22, 2020

Falling Out of Love With Modernist Literature

By Veronica Esposito | April 21, 2020

William Styron's Misguided Meditation on History

By Christopher Tomlins | April 20, 2020

What Are the Boundaries of a Memoir?

What Are the Boundaries of a Memoir?

On Mark Doty, Paul Lisicky, and the Role of the Self

By Beth Kephart | April 17, 2020

We Owe More to Our Young Writers: On the Relevance of the Workshop

We Owe More to Our Young Writers: On the Relevance of the Workshop

Ru Freeman Considers the Responsibility of the Writing Life

By Ru Freeman | April 16, 2020

Life As It Really Is: Translator Richard Pevear on the Stories of Chekhov

Life As It Really Is: Translator Richard Pevear on the Stories of Chekhov

"In art, as in life, there is nothing accidental.”

By Richard Pevear | April 14, 2020

The Question of Homoeroticism in Whitman's Poetry

The Question of Homoeroticism in Whitman's Poetry

Mark Doty on Sexuality and 'Unspeakability' in Leaves of Grass

By Mark Doty | April 14, 2020

Fairy Tales and Facts: Siri Hustvedt on How We Read in a Pandemic

Fairy Tales and Facts: Siri Hustvedt on How We Read in a Pandemic

"Separate and Secluded" We Pass Our Days

By Siri Hustvedt | April 13, 2020

Like Talking With a Friend: Intimacy in Lucia Berlin’s Peripatetic Narratives

Like Talking With a Friend: Intimacy in Lucia Berlin’s Peripatetic Narratives

Alexandra Chang on Learning from a Master

By Alexandra Chang | April 13, 2020

Kay Ryan on the Preposterous Beauty of Gerard Manley Hopkins

Kay Ryan on the Preposterous Beauty of Gerard Manley Hopkins

One Legendary Poet Analyzes Another

By Kay Ryan | April 13, 2020

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