Readers Respond to Sharon Olds Readers Respond to Sharon Olds
Readers respond to poet Sharon Olds's decision to decline Laura Bush's invitation to dine at the White House.
Sep 21, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Our Readers
To Return and Rise Again To Return and Rise Again
Louisiana's poet laureate writes of the resolve of New Orleans's displaced citizens to rebuild their shattered city.
Sep 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Marie Osbey
A Robertson Republican A Robertson Republican
Bush's paean to his staunchest ally's murderous impulses, with apologies to Gilbert & Sullivan.
Sep 1, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin
Prosaic Judgments Prosaic Judgments
Adam Kirsch prefers his own ideas about poetry to actual poems.
Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
Discovery/The Nation ’05 Prizewinners Discovery/The Nation ’05 Prizewinners
Winners of the 2005 Discovery/The Nation Poetry Prize
May 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Patrimony Patrimony
Kevin Young updates the Harlem Renaissance for the hip-hop generation.
Apr 21, 2005 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
Tangled Up in Bob Tangled Up in Bob
In or around 1965, human nature changed.
Apr 7, 2005 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe
Versed in Adventure Versed in Adventure
Few modern poets served so long an apprenticeship as Basil Bunting, none had so adventurous a life and few poets' lives have produced such lasting rewards.
Dec 16, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Burt
An Arab Surrealist An Arab Surrealist
The Springs of Adonis (now also known as the River Ibrahim) run through the Byblos region of Lebanon down through steep gorges to the Mediterranean.
Dec 16, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Robert Irwin