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Burning or Being Burned?
Burning or Being Burned?

I didn’t smell the smoke until I stepped onto my patio two mornings after the fires had started. I’d noticed …

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The Musical Bard
The Musical Bard

A turn through the musical museum of folk song and family The post The Musical Bard appeared first on The …

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Listening to the Dead
Listening to the Dead

Alexa Hagerty on how forensic anthropology exhumes crimes against humanity The post Listening to the Dead appeared first on The …

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Hangama Amiri
Hangama Amiri

Afghan Women’s Lives, Past and Present The post Hangama Amiri appeared first on The American Scholar. Amanda Holmes reads Edgar …

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“The Bluebird” by Charles Bukowski
“The Bluebird” by Charles Bukowski

Poems read aloud, beautifully The post “The Bluebird” by Charles Bukowski appeared first on The American Scholar. When I was …

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Where the Waters Flow
Where the Waters Flow

“Down beside where the waters flow,” confesses the speaker about the place where he murdered his sweetheart, “down by the …

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Under Covers
Under Covers

“This is the story Lulu told me when I was little, since before my mom died. There’s a man. He’s …

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A Home in Chinatown
A Home in Chinatown

Ava Chin on tracing five generations of Chinese-American history The post A Home in Chinatown appeared first on The American …

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Death in Drohobych
Death in Drohobych

A new biography of a Polish literary master The post Death in Drohobych appeared first on The American Scholar. In …

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“Take Only What Is Most Important” by Serhiy Zhadan
“Take Only What Is Most Important” by Serhiy Zhadan

Amanda Holmes reads Serhiy Zhadan’s poem “Take Only What Is Most Important.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a …

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