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Do Epics Need Heroes? Do Epics Need Heroes?
In recent years, the online right has contested adaptations of epic in order to make an argument about masculinity. The Odyssey is their latest target.
Daniel Poppick’s Novel of White-Collar Work Daniel Poppick’s Novel of White-Collar Work
The first novel by the poet asks us what fantasies get us through the day.
Lyn Hejinian’s Republic of Readers Lyn Hejinian’s Republic of Readers
In the poet’s last work, Lola the Interpreter, she treats her readers as true interlocutors, inviting them into the act of interpretation alongside her.
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Until All That Was Left Was a Voice Until All That Was Left Was a Voice
Mar 16, 2026 / Poems / Geffrey Davis