Of Boston and Poetry
But any poet today who shared Longfellow’s taste would be laughed out of the room. He wanted heroism; we want the ordinary. He wanted grand dramas; we want insightful understatement.…
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tim ellison
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The Fiction of Work
Most work is not fulfilling, and by the time we finally realize it all the friends we’d like to turn to for support have been scattered across the globe in…
Rescuing Asian Art from American Artists
Generations of American writers have approached Asian cultures with the best of intentions but repeatedly missed the mark. How can we rescue Asian artists and thinkers like Hokusai from our…
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The form is far more important than the content. They don’t even really have to match. If you’re talking about an author people are a little less familiar with, you’ll…