Joshua Bennett. Photo: Beowulf Sheehan. Joshua Bennett is the author of three books of poetry and literary criticism: The Sobbing School (Penguin, 2016), Owed (Penguin,…
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Feminize Your Canon: Alice Dunbar-Nelson
Our column Feminize Your Canon explores the lives of underrated and underread female authors. Alice Dunbar-Nelson In April 1895, the up-and-coming poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, whom Frederick…
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On Doulas
Still from Erykah Badu’s “Window Seat” In 2016, Erykah Badu performed at Chene Park, now called the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, a beautiful, outdoor waterfront venue…
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On Immolation
In her column “Detroit Archives,” Aisha Sabatini Sloan explores her family history through iconic landmarks in Detroit. Part of the Heidelberg Project in Detroit, Michigan…
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Cairo Illinois’s First Black Librarian Celebrated on Her 100th Birthday: Critical Linking, July 14, 2020
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Too Tired for Text? Graphic Novels to the Rescue: Critical Linking, June 18, 2020
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View More Too Tired for Text? Graphic Novels to the Rescue: Critical Linking, June 18, 2020A Library Cam For Bird Lovers: Critical Linking, June 30, 2020
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The Art of Distance No. 13
In March, The Paris Review launched The Art of Distance, a newsletter highlighting unlocked archive pieces that resonate with the staff of the magazine, quarantine-appropriate writing on the Daily, resources…
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The Art of Distance No. 14
In March, The Paris Review launched The Art of Distance, a newsletter highlighting unlocked archive pieces that resonate with the staff of the magazine, quarantine-appropriate writing on the Daily, resources…
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The Art of Distance No. 12
The Paris Review began sending out The Art of Distance twelve weeks ago, with the intention of offering hope, solidarity, and good company to readers…
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