Monthly Archives: April 2013

Paul Auster’s “The New York Trilogy”

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Brandon Cook

“Whether it might have turned out differently, or whether it was all predetermined…is not the question. The question is the story itself, and whether or not it means something is not for the story to tell.” Such are the words … Continue reading →

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“If a nation’s literature declines, the nation atrophies and decays” (Ezra Pound)

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Brandon Cook

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Do Politics Ruin Poetry?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Brandon Cook

On Sunday, January 20, 2013, Richard Blanco, an openly gay Latino immigrant, delivered Barack Obama’s inauguration poem: “One Today.” It was called a “fine example of public poetry” by Entertainment Weekly, alongside the attributive adjectives “humble” and “modest.” (Although The … Continue reading →

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