Poetry

Wendell Berry’s Unrelenting Vision

Wendell Berry’s Unrelenting Vision Wendell Berry’s Unrelenting Vision

The poet wrote for The Nation for decades, always demonstrating conscience and prescience.

Oct 14, 2026 / Column / Richard Kreitner

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The Rapture The Rapture

Oct 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Rae Armantrout

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NIGHT WINDS (alternate) NIGHT WINDS (alternate)

Oct 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Franz Wright

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Ars Poetica in Questions Ars Poetica in Questions

Sep 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Leah Umansky

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Subject: Untitled Subject: Untitled

Sep 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Ahmed Shamali

Still from “The Odyssey.”

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.

Aug 8, 2026 / Orlando Reade

Illustration of an office worker in a suit standing on a red typerwriter.

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.

Aug 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Julia Case-Levine

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Agate Head Agate Head

Patricia Lockwood

Jun 30, 2026 / Poems

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DEADHEADING DEADHEADING

Jun 23, 2026 / Poems / Jane Wong

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