“A Prison Evening” by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Hamlet vs. the Nazis
A look back at Ernst Lubitsch’s 1942 movie, To Be or Not To Be
By David Lehman Monday, January 4, 2021
“Lights Out” by Edward Thomas
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 29, 2020
The War on Christmas
A brief history of the Yuletide in America
By Charles Ludington Monday, December 28, 2020
A Solstice Send-Off
A Slavic folktale to tell around the holiday fire
By Stephanie Bastek Wednesday, December 23, 2020
The Root Cause
Padraic X. Scanlan tells the real history of the Irish Potato Famine
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, March 14, 2025
“After Great Pain, a Formal Feeling Comes” by Emily Dickinson
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 11, 2025
“Writing in the Dark” by Denise Levertov
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Tiger Mom
At a forest preserve in India, a writer sees the world anew and learns how to focus her son’s restless mind
By Elizabeth Kadetsky Monday, March 3, 2025
Learning to Be Social
What might Rousseau teach us about how to live with others?