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Power and Punishment: How Colonists Legislated the First Slaves in America into Existence

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Barbara Kingsolver on Supporting Appalachian Women Recovering from Addiction

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Carl Phillips and Aditi Machado Feel Like Radically Different Poets

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In Conversation with Lena Crown on Awakeners

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On the Particular Joys of Etymological Detective Work

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Martha Barnette Explores the Shared Proto-Indo-European Origins of a Diverse Group of Modern Languages

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On the Future of Small Presses in the Aftermath of the NEA Grant Chaos

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