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Eugene V. Debs – A Graphic Biography by Paul Buhle and Steve Max, illustrated by Norm Van Sciver Historian Paul Buhle relates the history of America’s most important and popular socialist and adds some personal thoughts about socialism and
A Gold Slipper – a short story by Willa Sibert Cather – first published in Harper’s Monthly Magazine #134, January 1917. We continue our examination of the life and works of Willa Cather with this wonderful short story. Samra
Richard Meier is the author of four books of poetry, most recently February March April April (Oxeye Press) and In the Pure Block of the Whole Imaginary (Omnidawn). He is writer-in-residence at Carthage College and lives in Madison and
How precocious was Willa Cather? Well, editor of a national magazine at age 22, but her letters tell the story best. Listen as Brette Olpin reads from Cather’s early correspondence and judge for yourself. Editorial work and commentary by Alex
“Years ago when I was studying the ways of the Chicago Wheat Exchange I suddenly grasped how they managed the whole world’s wheat from there and yet I did not grasp it either. I knew at once: you’ve run into
How quickly a year does pass … here for Valentine’s Day 2019 are twenty more of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Readers (in order of appearance) are David Simmons, Nick Barovic Hancock and Alex Hancock.
What are we to make of the life and writings of Simone Weil? Born in Paris in 1909 to an acculturated Jewish family, her older brother a mathematical prodigy and genius, she graduated from the École Normale Supérieure first in
Shakespeare’s Richard III was his breakthrough work and established him as the leading dramatist in London. His Richard may not be the Richard of history, but it suited the Tudor politics of the day and gave the groundlings enough blood
Steve Tomasko doesn’t fish as much, walk in the woods enough, or write as often as he should. At some point, Steve’s background in biology collided (hybridized?) with his long-time love of words, which is why nature and
Andrea Potos is the author of eight poetry collections, including A Stone to Carry Home (Salmon Poetry), Arrows of Light (Iris Press), An Ink Like Early Twilight (Salmon Poetry), We Lit the Lamps Ourselves (Salmon Poetry) and Yaya’s Cloth (Iris