“Someone” by Dennis O’Driscoll
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 20, 2024
The Quest for Cather
When subjects play hard to get
By Anne Matthews Thursday, February 15, 2024
Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather by Benjamin Taylor by Benjamin Taylor
“Poem about My Rights” by June Jordan
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 13, 2024
“To a Milkmaid” by Carolyn Wells
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Tunneling for Daylight
All hail the miraculous, tenacious carpenter bee
By Paula Whyman Friday, February 2, 2024
In the Endless Arctic Light
A journey to the far north of Norway means confronting our changing climate
By Walter Nicklin Thursday, February 20, 2025
“Faustina, or, Rock Roses” by Elizabeth Bishop
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Family/History
David Levering Lewis digs into his own origin story
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 14, 2025
In the Lions’ Studio
A new dual biography turns the lens on the towering architects of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
By Noah Isenberg Thursday, February 13, 2025
Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equationby Kenneth Turan
“My Mother on an Evening in Late Summer” by Mark Strand
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 11, 2025
The Fair Fields
Only rarely did the outside world intrude on an idyllic Connecticut childhood, but in the tumultuous 1960s, that intrusion included an encounter with evil