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Maybe Poets Are, in Fact, Aliens

Maybe Poets Are, in Fact, Aliens

On Craig Raine and the Martian School of Poetry

By Thomas C. Foster | April 11, 2018

The 100 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of <em>The Great Gatsby</em>

The 100 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of The Great Gatsby

Nothing Great About It . . . Amirite?

By Emily Temple | April 10, 2018

Why Has Poet Lola Ridge Disappeared?

Why Has Poet Lola Ridge Disappeared?

On the Historical Erasure of Political Women Artists

By Terese Svoboda | April 6, 2018

Your Pocket Guide to 10 Literary Movements

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Never Again Will You Have Nothing to Say at a Literary Dinner Party

By Emily Temple | April 5, 2018

Meg Wolitzer: “What Does it Mean to Be a Woman in Power?

Meg Wolitzer: “What Does it Mean to Be a Woman in Power?"

The Female Persuasion Author on Mentorship, Work, and Getting Older

By Kaylen Ralph | April 5, 2018

When Marguerite Duras Got Kicked Out of the Communist Party

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Perhaps They Accuse Me of Being a Whore Because They Can Find No Other Insult

By Emily Temple | April 4, 2018

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