Butterfly Flow: Tupac, Kendrick Lamar, and the Resurrection of New Black Godz
A look at mythic themes in Kendrick Lamar's recent #1 album To Pimp a Butterfly.
Tupac Shakur Remembered in GRAMMY Museum Exhibit
A new exhibit at the GRAMMY Museum explores the lyrics and cultural contribution of Tupac Shakur.
The Snow That Never Drifts: Emily Dickinson’s Slant Winter
Like many of her poems, Emily Dickinson's "The Snow That Never Drifts" presents a riddle for the reader
Two Conversations with Philip Levine
Two conversations with Philip Levine: from Ploughshares (1984) and The Kenyon Review (1999)
Why Boris Pasternak Rejected His Nobel Prize
The noted Russian author was forced to choose between his homeland and international recognition of his poetry and fiction.
Sylvia Plath’s “Ariel,” 50 Years Later
Published in 1965, Ariel was published after Sylvia Plath herself had already been dead for two years.
Small-Press Poets Recognized by the National Book Awards
Small, independent poetry presses are getting attention thanks to the 2014 National Book Award nominations.
The Marketing of Americans: Gertrude Stein and the Atlantic Monthly
It took Gertrude Stein years to make it into the Atlantic.
