The Epic Viking Saga of the Everyday
Eleanor Barraclough on the ordinary people of Norse history
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 31, 2025
“The White Heart of God” by Jack Gilbert
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 28, 2025
“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
Scurvy: The Disease of Discovery
Read an excerpt from Jonathan Lamb’s new book about every sailor’s favorite ailment
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 16, 2016
Sounds Like a Revolution
An interview with Madeleine Thien, plus: catching up with Jessica Love on language
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 16, 2016
The Agnes Martin Retrospective
What to make of all those fussy graphite lines?
By Phillip Lopate Friday, December 16, 2016
Skyping Brazil
On the pleasure of a virtual dissertation defense
By Phillip Lopate Friday, December 9, 2016
