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90 Lines For John Ashbery's 90th Birthday

90 Lines For John Ashbery's 90th Birthday

In Memory of a Great American Poet, We're Reposting Birthday Wishes From July

By Literary Hub | September 5, 2017

A Formidable Writer, An Exceptional Man: Philip Roth on Richard Stern

A Formidable Writer, An Exceptional Man: Philip Roth on Richard Stern

"His Direct Apprehension of the Real was Amazing"

By Philip Roth | September 1, 2017

Why We Keep Waiting for Godot

Why We Keep Waiting for Godot

On the Enduring Popularity of a Bleak and Difficult Play

By Shannon Reed | August 30, 2017

Reading Jane Eyre While Black

Reading Jane Eyre While Black

The Privilege of Escapism is Not Allowed for Me

By Tyrese L. Coleman | August 28, 2017

Boxing is Always in Crisis: On Joyce Carol Oates, Floyd Mayweather, and Conor McGregor

Boxing is Always in Crisis: On Joyce Carol Oates, Floyd Mayweather, and Conor McGregor

Nick Ripatrazone Revisits On Boxing 30 Years Later

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 25, 2017

Writing About Infertility in a World that Sees Childless Marriage as Tragedy

Writing About Infertility in a World that Sees Childless Marriage as Tragedy

Ayobami Adebayo on Infertility in the Nigerian Novel

By Ayobami Adebayo | August 23, 2017

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On the Dark, Wondrous Optimism of Ray Bradbury

By Gabrielle Bellot | August 22, 2017

The Unreality of Coming of Age

By Clare Sestanovich | August 21, 2017

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Adrian Shirk Didn't Know What Kind of Book She Was Writing Until She Was Half-Way Through

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Pursuing the Artfully Naked

Pursuing the Artfully Naked "I": The Myth-Making of Kathy Acker

Seeking the Iconic Status of Great Writer as Countercultural Hero

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Air Travel: From Majesty to Drudgery in 100 Years

Air Travel: From Majesty to Drudgery in 100 Years

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What Poetry Can Teach Us About Power

What Poetry Can Teach Us About Power

Political Poems Use Language in a Way Distinct from Rhetoric

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What Does it Mean When We Call a Key a

What Does it Mean When We Call a Key a "Slave"?

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The Useful Dangers of Fairy Tales

The Useful Dangers of Fairy Tales

Because Sometimes the Wolf Shows Up Uninvited

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On Nanni Balestrini, the Most Radically Formalist Poet of the Italian Scene

On Nanni Balestrini, the Most Radically Formalist Poet of the Italian Scene

Both a Literary witness in the Theater of Conflict and an Actor on the Stage

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