The Composer as Dissident
Karl Amadeus Hartmann and the act of bearing witness
By Sudip Bose Friday, January 24, 2020
“miss rosie” by Lucille Clifton
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Revolutionary Chaos
The first-ever English translation of a 20th-century Russian masterpiece
By Gary Saul Morson Friday, January 17, 2020
William Holden, Model Prisoner
How the actor defined the ideal, postwar man
By David Lehman Tuesday, January 14, 2020
“I Knew a Woman” by Theodore Roethke
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Why Book Reviewing Isn’t Going Anywhere
A researcher explores the future of a changing practice
By Scott Nover Tuesday, January 14, 2020
The View From the End of the World
Wildfires, volcanoes, and the story of a mythical tree
By Walter Nicklin Friday, January 10, 2020
“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Keepers of the Old Ways
Eliot Stein on the people keeping cultural traditions alive
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 17, 2025
“The Purse-Seine” by Robinson Jeffers
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 14, 2025
