“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
By Rosanna Warren Thursday, February 6, 2025
“The Frog Prince” by Stevie Smith
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 4, 2025
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 Great Distraction
Why we talk about anything but climate change
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, January 16, 2019
When Teachers Strike
Yes, strikes cause upheaval. But for some schools, upheaval is already the norm.
By Anne P. Beatty Tuesday, January 15, 2019
“Lot’s Wife” by Anna Akhmatova
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Friday, January 11, 2019
“Musée des Beaux Arts” by W. H. Auden
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Friday, January 4, 2019
