“The Waking” by Theodore Roethke
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Friday, October 19, 2018
The Power of Musick
Handel, Dryden, and Alexander the Great
By Sudip Bose Thursday, October 18, 2018
A New Breed of Patriot
Sometimes love of country means defying her laws
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, October 17, 2018
“The Second Coming” by W. B. Yeats
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Friday, October 12, 2018
Black Birds of the Tower
There’s evermore to ravens than you think
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, October 12, 2018
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 Brahmin and His Imaginary Friend
How a classic paean to the honest virtues of a Maine fisherman obscured several ugly truths
By Janna Malamud Smith Friday, January 24, 2025
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Thursday, January 23, 2025
Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln’s Unionby Richard Carwardine
“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
