Henry Allen

Henry Allen won the Pulitzer Prize for his criticism in The Washington Post. A Marine veteran of Vietnam, he is the author of Where We Lived: Essays on Places.

Shell Shock and Awe

The enduring terror of the trenches

by Henry Allen | Thursday, June 01, 2023

Myths of Memory

Our ability to recall is not an undiluted gift

by Henry Allen | Monday, June 03, 2019

Poet of the Newsroom

A journalist with the unteachable gift of making you read on

by Henry Allen | Monday, March 02, 2020

September: A Sonnet

by Henry Allen | Sunday, September 01, 2019

August: A Sonnet

by Henry Allen | Thursday, August 01, 2019

July: A Sonnet

by Henry Allen | Monday, July 01, 2019

June: A Sonnet

by Henry Allen | Thursday, June 13, 2019

May: A Sonnet

by Henry Allen | Thursday, May 16, 2019

April: A Sonnet

by Henry Allen | Monday, April 01, 2019

February: A Sonnet

by Henry Allen | Monday, February 04, 2019

October: A Sonnet

by Henry Allen | Monday, October 01, 2018

December: A Sonnet

by Henry Allen | Monday, December 03, 2018

March: A Sonnet

by Henry Allen | Monday, March 04, 2019

January: A Sonnet

by Henry Allen | Saturday, January 19, 2019

November: A Sonnet

by Henry Allen | Monday, November 05, 2018