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Nation Poetry

The Light The Light

Isn’t it the work of those of us who work to make new tools with the tools we are given, hammering matter into matter more adapted to the hand than to the memory of a hand, less to…

Jun 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Timothy Donnelly

Nation Poetry

Nocturne Nocturne

When at a loss for words—during, perhaps, a time of want or desire, when one’s body is overwhelmed by light, as if by the effect of Ketamine or MDMA, when overwhelmed by the weigh…

Jun 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kwame Opoku-Duku

Election Night at the Trump White House

Election Night at the Trump White House Election Night at the Trump White House

’Twas said that finding wise advice Was something Donald Trump had mastered. So who’d he listen to that night? Just Rudy Giuliani, plastered.

Jun 28, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Reflections of Kendrick Lamar

The Reflections of Kendrick Lamar The Reflections of Kendrick Lamar

His intimate new album Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers lifts a mirror to his listeners.

Jun 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Bennett

The Right-Wing Supreme Court’s Next Targets

The Right-Wing Supreme Court’s Next Targets The Right-Wing Supreme Court’s Next Targets

The people who tore down Roe are just getting started.

Jun 27, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Fernanda Melchor’s Dark Morality Plays

Fernanda Melchor’s Dark Morality Plays Fernanda Melchor’s Dark Morality Plays

In her third novel, Melchor turns her allegorical powers in an even more explicitly political direction.

Jun 27, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Nicolás Medina Mora

How Gayness Changed During My Lifetime

How Gayness Changed During My Lifetime How Gayness Changed During My Lifetime

When I came out, I steeled myself to join a minority—only to find that my identity had become a marketing niche.

Jun 27, 2022 / Feature / Benjamin Moser

Fierce Madres

Fierce Madres Fierce Madres

Lady Ruby.

Jun 24, 2022 / Steve Brodner

A Staggering Story of Palestinian Exile

A Staggering Story of Palestinian Exile A Staggering Story of Palestinian Exile

Mona Mansour’s The Vagrant Trilogy is the Public Theater’s first full-length, main-stage production to address the aftermath of the Nakba.

Jun 23, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon

Nation Poetry

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Jun 23, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Vanessa Angélica Villarreal

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