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Nov 08 2006
Literary Fame? Forget About It
In the 1977 Academy Award winning romantic comedy Annie Hall, Woody Allen as his neurotic alter ego Alvy Singer pulls a copy of Syliva Plath’s Ariel from a cluttered bookshelf… read more
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Nov 07 2006
Politics, Sex, and Sensationalism
Thinking about the election, I’m reminded of politics in the good old days. The scandal mongering and cheap shots of current politicians look tame by comparison with the extremes of… read more
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Nov 06 2006
Deborah Tall
I was deeply saddened to learn recently that Deborah Tall passed away late last week. Poet, essayist, editor of the Seneca Review for twenty-four years, wife, and mother, Deborah is… read more
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Nov 03 2006
A Fun Little Time-Waster
I’ve won a t-shirt! Chronogram, a newspaper aimed at “nourishing and supporting the creative and cultural life of the Hudson Valley” (that’s Hudson Valley, NY), ran a witty little contest,… read more
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Nov 03 2006
Wait
As a teacher at a women’s college I have a unique perch from which to watch and wonder about my students. For a change, this semester, I have small, boutique… read more
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Nov 03 2006
To Translate, or Not to Translate
A package appeared in my mailbox yesterday. Inside were five skinny paperback volumes and a sheet of publicity copy introducing me to “The Shakespeare Novels.” Each book has a black-grounded… read more
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Nov 02 2006
New Plath Poem Available Online
An unpublished work by Sylvia Plath has been discovered in the Plath archive at Indiana University. The sonnet appears in Blackbird, the joint online venture of the English Department at… read more
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Nov 01 2006
An Interview with Paul Eggers
Lania Knight talks with Paul Eggers, winner of this year’s Peden Prize for his story, “This Way, Uncle, Into the Palace.” The Peden Prize is awarded to the most outstanding short story published in the preceding year by The Missouri Review.
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Nov 01 2006
Prophecy and Art
I recently read an article by Malcolm Gladwell in the New Yorker about a computer program and a data-based fortune teller for successful music and movies. In both cases the… read more
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Oct 30 2006
I Owe One to Robert Eggleton
Earlier this year I was contacted by first-time novelist Robert Eggleton, asking if I would review his forthcoming e-book. If people knew how many requests of this kind editors get,… read more