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Lyrical Black Face: The Truth About “My Old Kentucky Home”

Lyrical Black Face: The Truth About “My Old Kentucky Home”

Emily Bingham on the Racist History of a Beloved American Song

By Emily Bingham | May 9, 2022

“Nobody in the Water,” a Poem by Tayi Tibble

“Nobody in the Water,” a Poem by Tayi Tibble

Celebrating This Year's PEN World Voices Festival

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Jacinda Townsend on What It Means to Mother

Jacinda Townsend on What It Means to Mother

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 9, 2022

Robin Hemley on Kafka and Writerly Ambition

Robin Hemley on Kafka and Writerly Ambition

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | May 9, 2022

Confessions From a Lifetime of Looking

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On the Moment Darrel Alejandro Holnes Started to Identify as a Poet

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“Women afraid of dying while / they are trying to find their life.” Poetry of Abortion by Alissa Quart

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David Farrier on the Work of Katie Paterson

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When You Learn Your Mother Was a Serious Writer Only After She’s Gone

When You Learn Your Mother Was a Serious Writer Only After She’s Gone

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Lara Bazelon on the Knife’s Edge That Ambitious Women Must Navigate

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