Poetry Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000): Chicago’s Conscience
Laura Passin's series on great female poets takes on the glorious, complicated career of Gwendolyn Brooks.
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Poetry The Anachronist: Anne Carson
A look at the work of genius poet Anne Carson.
Beauty Infinitely Concrete, Infinitely Metaphorical: In Praise of Oliver Sacks
Laura Passin on the late Oliver Sacks, who helped her understand her mother's dementia.
Poetry Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950): The Beyoncé of Formal Verse
Laura Passin celebrates the eternal glory of Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Family Trauma Is a Time Machine: On Loss
Laura Passin on the loss of her mother, and what it's taught her about the nature of trauma.
Animals Sir David Attenborough, My Secular Saint
Laura Passin on the comfort and joy that Sir David Attenborough has provided her through the worst of times.
Family The Day I Should Have Believed In God
Laura Passin on her mother, God, and last rites.
Feminism Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980): The Forgotten Woman
Laura Passin, on the life and work of the little-remembered American poet Muriel Rukeyser.
