Articles of Note

Corresponding with her future husband earned Adrienne Rich a rebuke from her father. Trading one man for another was hardly emancipation... more »

New Books

Like a nightmarish accordion, Kafka’s “lost” writings expand, trapping readers in their complexities. They make no easy task for the critic... more »

Essays & Opinions

“The difficulty of making out the plain sense of poetry.” Literary studies faces a foundational problem: Making distinctions comes with diminishing returns... more »