“Recuerdo” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 31, 2023
In the Frame of the Father
The lyrical, spiritual work of Darrel Ellis began with a precious inheritance
By Our Editors Monday, January 30, 2023
Medieval Madams
Eleanor Janega on the overlooked lives of ordinary women
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 27, 2023
More Than Mere Words
The strange allure of the printed page
By Steven G. Kellman Thursday, January 26, 2023
“Postscript” by Seamus Heaney
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Claire Whitehurst
Reflections of Ourselves
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, January 23, 2023
The Sensual Sargent
Paul Fisher on the restless life of an American great
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 20, 2023
The End Is Only the Beginning
Our species may soon evolve, with the help of technology, into something more than human
By Adam Kirsch Thursday, January 19, 2023
“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
