Daughters of War

Writing women back into battle

“Daffodils” by Ted Hughes

Poems read aloud, beautifully

On the Frontlines

An excerpt from Women Warriors: An Unexpected History by Pamela D. Toler

Women Warriors: An Unexpected History by Pamela D. Toler

The Ritual of Renewal

Forget decluttering—I need to be surrounded by my library books

A Life Off-track

A talented historian’s tragic end

A Conversation With the Novelist

The Scholar‘s online book club meets Alice McDermott

Brenda Mallory

Repurposed Reality

Not Ready to Make Nice

Meet Lillian Smith, forgotten southern radical

Marina

“Gus: the Theatre Cat” by T. S. Eliot

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Burned

“The White Heart of God” by Jack Gilbert

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Paige Ledom

Out of the ordinary

Cudillero

“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Keepers of the Old Ways

Eliot Stein on the people keeping cultural traditions alive

Above the River of Your Longing

Two new prompts

Casa Gorín

“The Purse-Seine” by Robinson Jeffers

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Birthday Boy

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