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Gertrude Stein vs. William Carlos Williams

Dec 15, 2011

Essay by Carol Dorf

Like children shuttling between the homes of divorced parents, American poets feel obliged to negotiate poetic lineages.

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A.S. Byatt’s Plums

Dec 05, 2011

Theme Essay by Elizabeth Langosy

Precision or immediacy? How do writers describe the 'real' world?

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The Kitchen Conjuror

Nov 28, 2011

Book Review by Lorraine Berry

Anger is the sensation of 'peppercorns in a mortar and pestle, grinding around in a circle until they finally yield and crack.'

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Raymond Sokolov: The Joy of Edible Muskrat

Nov 07, 2011

Theme Essay by Jeremiah Horrigan

What is the state of American food—not just food writing—these days?

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Adoption, Light and Dark

Nov 07, 2011

Book Review by David Biddle

Greene's memoir is alluring, almost like a reality TV show where you care about the characters.

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