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How notoriously private poet Mary Oliver once saved a depressed high school student's life.

How notoriously private poet Mary Oliver once saved a depressed high school student's life.

By Vanessa Willoughby | September 10, 2021

On How New Yorkers Turned to Poetry After 9/11

On How New Yorkers Turned to Poetry After 9/11

Dennis Johnson: “As word circulated through the poetry community the project began to snowball.”

By Dennis Johnson | September 10, 2021

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

Samuel Moyn Considers Prince Andrei, Carl von Clausewitz, and the Rules of War

By Samuel Moyn | September 10, 2021

The Unavoidable Trap of Politeness: Why Is It So Hard to Just Say “No”?

The Unavoidable Trap of Politeness: Why Is It So Hard to Just Say “No”?

Vanessa Bohns on the Psychology Behind Our Unbearable Fear of Social Embarrassment

By Vanessa Bohns | September 10, 2021

9/11 and Everything After: On Bearing Witness to History Through the Eyes of My Daughter

9/11 and Everything After: On Bearing Witness to History Through the Eyes of My Daughter

Sasha Sagan Considers the Sea-Change of Our News Cycle, and What Empathy Means

By Sasha Sagan | September 10, 2021

“You’re Food and Drink to Me.” A Letter From Henry Miller to Anais Nin

“You’re Food and Drink to Me.” A Letter From Henry Miller to Anais Nin

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Jai Chakrabarti on How to Get Unstuck While Writing

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How the History of German-Jewish Refugee Soldiers During WWII Shaped My Novel

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Rob Reich on How to Control Technology

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The Three Women of Bronzeville: On Finding Safety in My Mother, Grandmother, and Aunt

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Dawn Turner Chronicles Her Sprawling Family History and Growing Up on the South Side of Chicago

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Les Standiford on Why the Circus Is Key to Understanding Who We Are

Les Standiford on Why the Circus Is Key to Understanding Who We Are

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

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This recently-discovered 800-year-old Arthurian manuscript needs more groinspell.

This recently-discovered 800-year-old Arthurian manuscript needs more groinspell.

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