Articles

Are these pieces translations, inventions, or interventions that add to a story that has been lost to us?

A queer childhood and the demand to “sound straight.”

When polite prejudice makes for scathing satire.

A letter, a list, a sonnet, and the state of a nation.

Bridging two languages and generations in one intricate poem.

This short poem about dreams is one of the most influential poems of the 20th century.

How a poem about a rural stone wall quickly became part of debates on nationalism, international borders, and immigration.

Family, culture, and history converge in a deft poetic portrait.

A madcap fracas! Law and dastards clash! All As!

How to read the most famous poem “for ever.”