“The English Patient” has given me a valuable new perspective on my father–which is another good reason why we should all read novels.
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English Patient Taught Me about My Father
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On Trump’s Cheap Nuclear Bomb Talk
With Donald Trump talking so casually about the use of nuclear bombs, it is important to remind ourselves how horrific they are. This power Carolyn Forché poem opens our eyes.
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A New Sun Blots Vesuvius
Richard Tillinghast’s powerful poem about Hiroshima sees a world of stunted promise.
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