Five Great American Short Stories
Short stories are often unfairly relegated to a rank below that of their novelistic cousins. [...]
Move to the Beat: Crash Course on Beat Poetry
What’s Happening in the 1950s? World War II ended in 1945. America entered the 1950s [...]
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Dec
Hidden Talents: A Recipe from Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was more than a sharp wordsmith; she also knew her way around the [...]
Dec
5 Ekphrastic Poems By American Writers To Read Right Now
Art and poetry have been inspiring each other for a long time, which is why [...]
Nov
Bob Weide and the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library Cast Documentary Hocus Pocus
On April 11, 2007, one of America’s most witty and wonderful science fiction writers took [...]
An Introduction to Carl Sagan
If you’re anything like me, then you are not an astrophysicist. But you might know [...]
Nov
Five Famous American Self-Publishers
Some of the most well-known authors published their own work at some point in their [...]
Four Contemporary Native American Poets to Read Today
Sherman Alexie One of my personal favorite poets, Alexie is a joy to read both [...]