From the Archive
Goodbye, Columbus
By Philip Roth
One Word: Avuncular
By Myriam GurbaMy uncle Henry has killed a lot of people. In spite of his dark past, and because of it, he’s my favorite American uncle.
The Daily
One Word
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
An Interview with Bryan Washington
By Nikki Shaner-BradfordBryan Washington describes himself as a writer from Houston, but it might be more accurate to say he’s a writer of Houston.
The Daily
At Work
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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Two Memories of W. S. Merwin
By The Paris ReviewTwo short memories of W. S. Merwin's dedication, both to his work and to the earth he carefully tended, from those who knew and loved him.
The Daily
In Memoriam
Eat Your Words
By Valerie StiversCooking up recipes drawn from the works of various writers.
Eat Your Words
Breastfeeding
By Alice MattisonIt is like watching Yehudi Menuhin on television. / You see a round face, / mute, busy, / with the look in the eyes / people have when they’re paying
From the Archive, Issue 77
Poetry
Family History
By Valérie MréjenMy grandfather made an excellent béarnaise. He made it every time we had lunch at his house, with steak and fries. As an appetizer he would give us sardine paste on toast. My grandfather brought his mistresses home and would make love to them in my mother’s bed, with her in it. My grandmother, who had been married once before, asked for a divorce. After threatening, briefly, to kill himself with a kitchen knife, my grandfather acquiesced. My grandmother got married again, this time to a gigolo, and my grand-father married his secretary, who was thirty years his junior. For their honeymoon, he sent her on vacation with my mother, since business kept him i…
