From the Archive
O Fortuna, Velut Luna
By Diane Williams
Waterman Redux
By Anthony MadridMy first piece was written at an early stage of the Waterman Renaissance. It’s been three weeks; much has happened.
The Daily
Arts & Culture
Poetry Rx
By Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire SchwartzIn our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion, and our resident poets take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Kaveh Akbar is on the line.
Poetry Rx
The Roots of a Forgotten Massacre
By Julián HerbertIn 1911, some three hundred Chinese immigrants were murdered in the northern Mexican city of Torreón. How did this happen?
The Daily
Arts & Culture
Feminize Your Canon
By Emma GarmanOur monthly column Feminize Your Canon explores the lives of underrated and underread female authors.
Feminize Your Canon
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A Conversation between Kate Zambreno and Sarah Manguso
By Sarah Manguso“I began really writing again once I became a mother, and I think this is parallel to a sudden intense fear of death and renewed grief.”
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At Work
Eat Your Words
By Valerie StiversCooking up recipes drawn from the works of various writers.
Eat Your Words
Ambassador
By Hampton Hawes and Don AsherEver since I was a kid reading Terry and the Pirates I’ve always dug uniforms. I dug football uniforms, the clash of team colors against each other, and the heavy German uniforms in World War II movies; I dug braid and insignia, Ike jackets were very cool and air force blues. Whenever I drew a picture in school it was of an air force pilot in smart blues with wings and ribbons. My greatest desire was to fly a P40 over Europe and come back and have my parents say, “You were a bad motherfucker up in that sky.”
From the Archive, Issue 55
Fiction
“I don't give...”
By Ed SandersI don’t give / a pound of / mule mucous ...
