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Each Tuesday, our readers contribute a new line of verse—or a completed poem—in collaboration with a renowned poet.

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“It Was I”

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The False Confession

by David Lehman | Tuesday, October 16, 2018

“For Years You’ve Kept Me Hanging …”

by David Lehman | Wednesday, October 10, 2018

A Wardrobe of Excuses

by David Lehman | Tuesday, October 02, 2018

Let the Names Begin

by David Lehman | Tuesday, September 25, 2018

“What’s in a Name?”

by David Lehman | Tuesday, September 18, 2018

The Best of Everything

by David Lehman | Tuesday, September 11, 2018

The Best Is Here to Stay

by David Lehman | Tuesday, August 28, 2018
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THIS WEEK’S ARCHIVE PICK

One Hundred Best American Novels

by David Handlin

The first of November doesn’t only herald a season of fall leaves, football, and Thanksgiving feasting. It’s also the start of National Novel Writing Month, when writers across the country take to their desks—or coffeeshop tables, couches, and bars—to try to pen a 50,000-word novel by the end of the month. Not feeling the writerly inspiration yet? Take a peek at David Handlin’s roundup of the 100 best American novels. It just might inspire you to write the 101st.