Marlana Stoddard Hayes
Hope blooms
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, August 5, 2024
Rage, Muse
The novels that revisit Greek myths, giving voice to the women who were scorned, wronged, or forgotten
By Wendy Smith Thursday, August 1, 2024
“Tristan da Cunha” by Roy Campbell
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Paradise Reclaimed
Olivia Laing on the dark histories and utopian dreams of the flower bed
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, July 26, 2024
Femmes Fantastiques
Mickalene Thomas and the art of remixing
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, July 25, 2024
“The Last Words of My English Grandmother”
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Sheep Jones
Swimming below the surface
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, July 22, 2024
“The White Heart of God” by Jack Gilbert
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Paige Ledom
Out of the ordinary
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, January 27, 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
“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
Above the River of Your Longing
Two new prompts
By David Lehman Thursday, January 16, 2025
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Plus: Samantha Rose Hill follows Thomas Mann to Switzerland, Michael Autrey hunts for porcini, and Megan Craig searches for stability in stone
Plus: Samantha Rose Hill follows Thomas Mann to Switzerland, Michael Autrey hunts for porcini, and Megan Craig searches for stability in stone
Aging Out
Many of us do not go gentle into that good night
By Anne Matthews Thursday, December 5, 2024
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 Monday, December 2, 2024
The Art of Tuning In
Celebrating 20 years of poetry in the Scholar
By Langdon Hammer Monday, December 2, 2024
Aging Out
Many of us do not go gentle into that good night
By Anne Matthews Thursday, December 5, 2024
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 Monday, December 2, 2024
The Art of Tuning In
Celebrating 20 years of poetry in the Scholar
By Langdon Hammer Monday, December 2, 2024
