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Arts
The Ballad of Laura Nelson
By Yolanda Wisher, Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Read this poem, based on four photographs of the lynching of Laura Nelson and her son in 1911 near Okemah, Oklahoma.
Would You Repeat That, Please?
By Jean Teller, special to Utne Reader
Hollywood and most moviegoers thrive on sequels, or prequels, or franchises, or …
The Promise of American Poetry
By Bob Hicok
Poetry now is more reflective of the makeup, tensions, desires, and needs of a broader swath of Americans than ever before.
On Fire: The New Opera
By Kevin Simmonds, from World Literature Today
Five meditations on the future of opera.
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The Summer of Dead Birds: A Memoir of Love and Loss
By Katie Haegele
Ali Liebegott’s new book circles death like a buzzard.
Hamilton after Hamilton
by Renee Romano, from Oberlin Alumni Magazine
How the Broadway hit has crafted a new American civic myth
Music for February 2019
By Ben Sauder
Check out February’s lovely, easy going music picks guaranteed to have something for everyone.
