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Why We Read (And Write) Short Stories

Why We Read (And Write) Short Stories

Lorrie Moore on the form "second to none in power and efficiency"

By Lorrie Moore | November 6, 2015

"Daughters of the Animal Kingdom"

Bonnie Jo Campbell

By Lit Hub Excerpts | November 6, 2015

Poetry from <i>Prelude</i>: Issue 2

Poetry from Prelude: Issue 2

New Poems by Angel Nafis, Hai-Dang Phan, Jessica Laser, Rob Schlegel and Juliet Escoria

By Adam Fitzgerald | November 6, 2015

Our Spoons Came from Woolworths

Our Spoons Came from Woolworths

Barbara Comyns

By Lit Hub Excerpts | November 5, 2015

A Countdown in Poems to the Irish Arts Center PoetryFest

A Countdown in Poems to the Irish Arts Center PoetryFest

Poem #13: Signs, by Gjertrud Schnackenberg

By Literary Hub | November 5, 2015

Herta Muller on the Poetry (and Prisoner's Life) of Liu Xia

Herta Muller on the Poetry (and Prisoner's Life) of Liu Xia

One Nobel Laureate Praises the Wife of Another

By Herta Muller | November 4, 2015

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A Countdown in Poems to the Irish Arts Center PoetryFest

By Literary Hub | November 4, 2015

A Countdown in Poems to the Irish Arts Center PoetryFest

By Literary Hub | November 3, 2015

A Countdown in Poems to the Irish Arts Center PoetryFest

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Rochester Knockings: A Novel of the Fox Sisters

Rochester Knockings: A Novel of the Fox Sisters

Hubert Haddad

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 30, 2015

A Countdown in Poems to the Irish Arts Center PoetryFest

A Countdown in Poems to the Irish Arts Center PoetryFest

Poem #9: Rereading, by Vijay Seshadri

By Literary Hub | October 30, 2015

"EDickinsonRepliLuxe"

Joyce Carol Oates

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 29, 2015

A Countdown in Poems to the Irish Arts Center PoetryFest

A Countdown in Poems to the Irish Arts Center PoetryFest

Poem #8: Fear, by Ciaran Carson

By Literary Hub | October 29, 2015

"Colony"

Lincoln Michel

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 28, 2015

A Countdown in Poems to the Irish Arts Center PoetryFest

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Poem #7: My God, It's Full of Stars, by Tracy K. Smith

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Old Silk Road

Old Silk Road

Brandon Caro

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