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Henry David Thoreau was one of the most influential American writers of the 19th century. Explore his most famous works of writing and iconic quotes.

by Cynthia Hogue, Poetry Editor This feature on the award-winning poet, Vievee (pronounced VīVē) Francis, was delayed in the making by the odd coincidence that we both had hip surgery this spring, whi...

Oregon and Wyoming are the only two states in which no one has received this sentence

Media witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday.

Reading, October 14, 2024 at Prairie Lights Books Stuart Dybek is the author of five books of fiction--Ecstatic Cahoots, Paper Lantern, I Sailed with Magellan, The Coast of Chicago, and Childhood and Other Neighborhoods–as well as two collections of poetry, Brass Knuckles and Streets in Their Own Ink. Dybek is the recipient of many prizes and awards, including the PEN/Malamud Award, an Arts and Letters Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Whiting Writers’ Award, four O. Henry Awards, a MacArthur Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is distinguished writer-in-residence at Northwestern University.

Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike for a 1995 murder, but the lethal injection failed. Pike survives and was moved to a medical facility.

SCOTUS, over the liberals’ dissent, cleared the way for Tennessee to kill Christa Pike. The alarming order from DC was followed by even more disturbing developments in Tennessee.

A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on Wednesday.

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Solicitor General John Sauer made the alarming, all-encompassing argument — previously covered at Law Dork — to the Supreme Court on Monday morning.

Matsuo Bashō’s “The Narrow Road of Oku” is a work of poetic and philosophical power undimmed by the more than three centuries since its composition.

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Virtual Memories Show 201: Brad Gooch “Rumi has the reputation of tinkling wind-chimes, but at the center is the pain of separation, both personally with Shams of Tabriz, and the human condit…

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the astonishing poet at the heart of Henry VIII's court

SAN JUAN / PARIS, Jun 19 (IPS) - On meeting Amanda Hernández, one is immediately struck by her infectious energy and her generous sharing of information about Puerto Rican writers and books. At a rec...