False Calm by María Sonia Cristoff, translated by Katherine Silver
Patagonia has long been a place romanticized by writers like Bruce Chatwin and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, creating an adventurous mystique that now even lends its name to a famous outdoor-apparel brand. In...
Poem That Never Ends by Silvina López Medin
Silvina López Medin is an acclaimed author known for her works and plays. She hails from Buenos Aires and currently works as an editor at Ugly Duckling Presse in New York. Her...
What You Have Heard Is True by Carolyn Forché
Carolyn Forché's memoir What You Have Heard Is True delves into her journey of self-discovery as a poet and a human rights advocate. The narrative takes us back to 1977 when Forché, then...
The Internet Is For Real by Chris Campanioni
Back in 1996, when I was twelve, my family got our first dial-up service. The Internet was just a novelty back then, something we could switch off and ignore as we went about...
South and West: From a Notebook by Joan Didion
During times of intense social and political upheaval, we often seek insight and solace from our most articulate journalists and commentators. In the past, luminaries like Norman Mailer, I. F. Stone, Tom Wolfe,...
On Poetry by Glyn Maxwell
Glyn Maxwell delves into the essence of poetry beyond mere syllable count or definitions. In his work On Poetry, he engages in a lively and personal discussion on the art of crafting poetry,...
The American Poet Laureate: A History of US Poetry and the State by Amy...
Poetry and politics may seem like an unlikely pair, but they have been intertwined throughout history. In her book The American Poet Laureate, Amy Paeth delves into the complex relationship between poets, the...
Robert Lowell, Setting the River on Fire by Kay Redfield Jamison
In June 1959, Elizabeth Hardwick expressed concerns to Allen Tate about her husband Robert Lowell's recent mental health struggles, highlighting the personal impact of dealing with someone who is mentally ill. These themes...
Let Me Tell You What I Mean by Joan Didion
In a lecture at the University of California, Berkeley in 1976, Joan Didion reminisced about her college days, admitting her struggle to focus on academic topics like "Paradise Lost" and the "Hegelian dialectic."...
Cheever: A Life by Blake Bailey
Blake Bailey gained recognition in 2003 with his well-received biography of Richard Yates, "A Tragic Honesty," which reignited interest in the author's works like "Revolutionary Road" (1961), inspiring a movie adaptation.
Bailey meticulously researched...
