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How a Film Critic Was Lured Back to Literature
A.O. Scott, who reviewed movies for The New York Times for more than two decades, is now a roving critic for the Book Review.
'Art is a form of protest': How Phoenix LGBTQ+ artists use poetry as an act of resistance
The LGBTQ+ community has a long history of turning to the arts as a means to cope and to express joy. Phoenix is a haven for ...
Poetry from Daily Life: Look, listen and write a poem for the world around you
Author Joseph Bruchac shares a poem about a bumblebee and how taking the time to listen to the natural world led him to it.
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Winners of 2024 National Essay Writing Competition honoured
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has honoured the bold voices in its 2024 National Essay Writing Competition. The 2025 edition is now open for entries.
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An interview with Prava Baral on Nepali literature and empowering women’s voices
This interview with writer Prava Baral explores her journey as a poet, novelist, and academic, highlighting her focus on ...
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RFK Jr. said many autistic people will never write a poem − even though there’s a rich history of neurodivergent poets and writers
He went on to cast autism as an “individual tragedy” that “destroys families,” while stating that many autistic people will “never pay taxes, they’ll never hold a job, they’ll never play baseball, ...
Between a temple town and a metropolis: The inner journeys of Jayant Kaikini
The reason for this haste? A film written and directed by P. Lankesh, one of his literary heroes, had just been released, and ...
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RFK Jr. said many autistic people will never write a poem − even though there’s a rich history of neurodivergent poets and writers
More recent readers have agreed. Of course, there are countless autistic people who write poetry who aren’t famous and haven’t published books. Neurodivergent poet and educator Chris Martin ...
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RFK Jr. said many autistic people will never write a poem − even though there’s a rich history of neurodivergent poets and writers
As an autistic English professor who studies literature and neurodiversity, I was especially unnerved by Kennedy’s contention that many autistic people will never write poetry. Autistic poets ...