I think my Odyssey review is now up without the paywall: www.the-tls.com/arts/film/th...

Showdowns and shootouts

The song remains: Christopher Nolan’s version of Homer

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"June now, and all over America helicopter blades cut through bird song..."

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Gloria Steinem has died at 92. Journalist. Writer. Organizer. Feminist icon. She helped reshape the modern feminist movement, co-founded Ms. magazine, and spent decades fighting for equality and reproductive freedom. A remarkable life. An enormous legacy. Rest in power, Gloria.

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Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America’s Agrarian Past, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)

A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.

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Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.

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Sometimes I miss the ocean, but not at this time—

Wonderful NYT feature about literary Syracuse! So many wonderful people quoted and mentioned here, including Tim Carter of The Writers Voice 🤩 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/r...

Why Is Syracuse, N.Y., Such a Haven for Legendary Writers? (Gift Article)

In the frozen shadows of shuttered factories, icons like Toni Morrison, Raymond Carver and David Foster Wallace created some of their greatest work.

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Central New York friends! I'm reading poetry TONIGHT for St. David's new Rhythm & Rhyme series, alongside the wonderful Suzanne Frischkorn! Plus there's piano music! Yes yes! WHEN Friday, July 17, 7 pm WHERE St. David’s Parish Hall 14 Jamar Drive, Fayetteville, NY

CNY Friends, join us! Looking forward to reading with the amazing Christopher Citro, and hearing music by pianist Logan Blackman on Friday, July 17th at 7PM.

Central New York friends! I'm reading poetry next week for St. David's new Rhythm & Rhyme series on July 17, alongside the wonderful Suzanne Frischkorn! The planners are finalizing some details, including a poster for the event, but I thought I'd share this now in case anyone can plan to come!

I have a new poem in The Louisville Review! Many thanks to Guest Poetry Editor Jeffery Skinner and TLR Editor Flora K. Schildknecht for curating this excellent issue.

“Longing, we say, because desire is full / of endless distances.” — Robert Hass . . . This poem appeared in Praise by Robert Hass, published by Ecco Press, 1979. Shared here with deep gratitude.

I have a vulnerable new essay up today in @cincinnatireview.bsky.social that hits very close to home and braids several unexpected threads including university rape culture, the local true crime that haunted my girlhood, public art, and algebra. www.cincinnatireview.com/articles/han...

Handprints - The Cincinnati Review

Literary Nonfiction Editor Kristen Iversen: What I admire most about this essay is the author’s courage in confronting a subject that is both deeply

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Looking forward to leading this Workshop for The Writers Voice CNY~* Advanced Poetry Workshop with Suzanne Frischkorn. Designed for writers with workshop experience. This six week online workshop begins July 7th. We’ll be meeting Tuesday nights from 6 – 8pm ET. Registration info in comments.

Oh, I know all the arguments for and against my life— Cameron Awkward-Rich

I dread a future in which the frictional relationships between readers, writers, and language are smoothed algorithmically out of existence. It reminds me of Virginia Woolf's strange sensation in the early Nazi attacks on her country. Why would we volunteer that vanishing, that surrender?

The Swifts are back for the summer! Find out how you can help these wonderful birds in this article on the Guardian (@theguardian.com) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Swifts spark joy!’ Why these beautiful birds need our help – and 10 ways to give it

Britain’s swift population fell by two-thirds between 1995 and 2023. Make their lives a little easier with a bit more food and more places to nest

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Happy World Goth Day. Rock the gloom.

Canadian books and poets to read and celebrate www.cbc.ca/books/litera...

Meet the 2026 CBC Poetry Prize readers | CBC Books

The longlists for the CBC Literary Prizes are chosen by a team of writers from across Canada. Meet who will be reading the submissions to the 2026 CBC Poetry Prize, which is open until June 1.

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Thank you to POETRY LONDON and Romalyn Ante FRSL💕 poetrylondon.co.uk/ghost-apples/

Happy to be included in the spectacular new issue of Lily Poetry Review! Many thanks to wonderful Guest Editor Jennifer Franklin and the LPR editorial team.

“Nothing is ever so good that it can’t stand a little revision, and nothing is ever so impossible and broken down that a try at fixing it is out of the question.” ~ Rebecca Solnit

They shut me up in Prose— As when a little Girl They put me in the Closet— Because they liked me “still”— - Emily Dickinson, no 613

My people throw the name of God out like candy, not in vain but in the way you say the name of someone you love again and again. The latest $ feature is by Salma Amrou! poetrycurrency.com/feature/salm...

the aisle swans its frothy edges the aisle weeps roses and chrysanthemums the aisle lets go its thighs and lilac tumbles —Danielle Pafunda, day 2 bloofbooks.com/2026/04/02/d...

Desert Aisle

The aisle lists and grows oilythe aisle slips on its own linothe aisle ravels in its own stiff carpet fibersthe aisle splits the levers from the gearsthe aisle swans its frothy edges the aisle weep…

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"I believe in the house sparrow, the wren, nights without sodium lights, and a harvest moon. I believe in the porch step, the balcony, the stained glass window." #TodaysPoem #poetry Paean Suzanne Frischkorn @suzfrischkorn.bsky.social 2022 @terrainorg.bsky.social

Looking forward to teaching this generative class for The Writers Voice next month! Surrealist Prose Poems This 8 week, online, generative workshop begins April 15 and meets Wednesdays from 6 to 8 PM ET. Registration link in comments~*

"Ears up, girls, ears up!" A great horse poem by Ada Limon www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/149814...