June 28, 2013
What Makes Contemporary American Poetry So Good
One of the most wonderful things about being a writer in contemporary America—besides the unprecendented ease of access to books—is our multiplicity of traditions. In the past, in smaller, more homogenous […]
May 23, 2011
Short Takes: Shapes of the Masters
Why Salinger looks like a knotty tangle, and Woolf a bunch of loose rectangles. The posthumous secret to happiness–or, at least, free will. (Sort of.) Getting work out there can […]