Articles of Note

For Barbara Guest, writing poetry meant no planning — just waiting for a poem to compose itself spontaneously... more »


New Books

When people struggle to read a classic like the Iliad, it’s not because of a moral aversion. It’s because they’re bored and confused ... more »


Essays & Opinions

Consider pinnacles of literary culture: Elizabethan England, 19th-century Russia, Flaubert’s France. America, in 2020, is at the other end of that spectrum ... more »