John Palattella

Editor-at-Large

John Palattella is an editor-at-large of The Nation.

A Poet Undone

A Poet Undone A Poet Undone

Poetry defeats poems. Beguiled by this decorous paradox, Ben Lerner’s "The Hatred of Poetry" evades the art’s difficulty and strangeness.

Sep 22, 2016 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

Svetlana Alexievich’s Voices

Svetlana Alexievich’s Voices Svetlana Alexievich’s Voices

At a time when populism is in vogue, the Nobel Laureate has gone in the opposite direction. We need to read her and listen to the people she hears.

Jul 6, 2016 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

Protest at the New York Public Library, March 11, 2014.

Patience and Fortitude Patience and Fortitude

Scott Sherman’s masterful history of the fight to save the NYPL.

Jul 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

In Mardin

In Mardin In Mardin

Among the Kurds in southeastern Turkey.

Sep 9, 2014 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

In Our Orbit

In Our Orbit In Our Orbit

Victor Navasky’s "The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and their Enduring Power"

May 15, 2013 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Elizabeth Bishop's "Poems "and" Prose"; James Gleick's "The Information."

Apr 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

Sounds and Sweet Airs: Introducing Lyric Nation Sounds and Sweet Airs: Introducing Lyric Nation

A new audio dossier features poets who have been published in "The Nation" reading selections of their work.

Mar 28, 2011 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Merrill Gilfillan’s "The Bark of the Dog" and "The Warbler Road"; Tony Judt’s "The Memory Chalet."

Jan 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Jonathan Franzen's "Freedom", Robert Darnton's "Poetry and the Police", Jeremy Harding's "Mother Country"

Oct 27, 2010 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Ruth Harris's "Dreyfus"; Deborah Amos's "Eclipse of the Sunnis".

Sep 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

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