“Justice Denied in Massachusetts” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Allison McIntyre
Wildlife, on camera
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, January 15, 2024
The Creature Eating Its Tail
From progress to death wish
By Randy Rosenthal Monday, January 15, 2024
An Outrage Sacred to the Gods
As Antigone knows all too well, the act of burying a loved one is not always a simple matter
By Greg Afinogenov Thursday, January 11, 2024
“Eurydice” by Linda Gregg
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 9, 2024
It All Begins in Love
An essayist sees glimpses of her parents and the many struggles they endured in a new exhibition of southern photography
By Emily Bernard Friday, January 5, 2024
Bicentennial Beginnings
Learning to write and learning to live, with Richard Wilbur as a guide
By Seth Lerer Thursday, January 4, 2024
“Snow” by Louis MacNeice
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 24, 2024
The Diagnostician of Despair
Why Rousseau believed that Enlightenment values would lead us to ruin
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, December 19, 2024
“Guests” by Celia Thaxter
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Kinship and Contradictions
Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz on the complexities of Native American identity
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 13, 2024
Verde
Learning a foreign language isn’t just about improving cognitive function—it can teach us to sense the world anew
By Jesse Lee Kercheval Thursday, December 12, 2024
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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
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Monday, December 2, 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
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Monday, December 2, 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
