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Reading Anne Sexton’s Rejected Horror Stories

Reading Anne Sexton’s Rejected Horror Stories

“Imperfect and thorny, but just strange enough to kindle fear.”

By Nick Ripatrazone | October 31, 2025

Vampires, pranks and podcasts: here are some ideas to reboot 2025’s public domain books.

Vampires, pranks and podcasts: here are some ideas to reboot 2025’s public domain books.

By James Folta | January 16, 2025

Trying to Find My Voice on the Page: On Self-Doubt and Finding the Confidence it Takes to Write

Trying to Find My Voice on the Page: On Self-Doubt and Finding the Confidence it Takes to Write

"I may not know exactly where I’m going when I start a piece of writing, but I’m sure I can find my way"

By Virginia Pye | November 6, 2023

Clancy Martin on the Contradictions of Living Through Suicidal Moments

Clancy Martin on the Contradictions of Living Through Suicidal Moments

Or: How To Talk About Wanting To Kill Yourself

By Clancy Martin | March 28, 2023

A Pathless Wood: Navigating the Poetic Border Between Health and Harm

A Pathless Wood: Navigating the Poetic Border Between Health and Harm

James Davis May on Poetry's Power to Indulge and Control Depression

By James Davis May | March 23, 2023

What It Means to Anthologize the Literature of Abortion

What It Means to Anthologize the Literature of Abortion

Annie Finch, Editor of Choice Words: Writers on Abortion, in Conversation with Some Contributors

By Literary Hub | May 5, 2022

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A close reading of an infamous poem on grief: Anne Sexton's "The Truth the Dead Know."

By Snigdha Koirala | November 9, 2021

Here are some poetic ways to respond to annoying work emails.

By Snigdha Koirala | October 12, 2021

Every book Audrey Hope reads in the <em>Gossip Girl</em> reboot (so far).

Every book Audrey Hope reads in the Gossip Girl reboot (so far).

By Vanessa Willoughby | August 10, 2021

On the Friendship and Rivalry of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton

On the Friendship and Rivalry of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton

Gail Crowther Considers How Two Literary Icons Challenged and Inspired Each Other

By Gail Crowther | April 28, 2021

Sheltering: Maggie Doherty Needs More Than a Room of One's Own

Sheltering: Maggie Doherty Needs More Than a Room of One's Own

The Author of The Equivalents Talks to Maris Kreizman

By The Virtual Book Channel | May 20, 2020

The Astro Poets: A Field Guide to Scorpios

The Astro Poets: A Field Guide to Scorpios

Behold the Zodiac Sign That Thrives Outside the Limelight

By Alex Dimitrov and Dorothea Lasky | October 29, 2019

The Poet and the Monk: <br>An Anne Sexton Love Story

The Poet and the Monk:
An Anne Sexton Love Story

The Love Affair That Started with a Fan Letter

By Nick Ripatrazone | June 20, 2019

What Anne Sexton Taught Me About... Self-Promotion

What Anne Sexton Taught Me About... Self-Promotion

Joy Lanzendorfer on Balancing Social Anxiety and the Need for Writerly Networking

By Joy Lanzendorfer | June 18, 2019

How to Suppress Women's Writing:

How to Suppress Women's Writing: "She Only Wrote One Good Book."

Subversive Works are Buried, While Stereotypical Ones are Upheld

By Joanna Russ | May 3, 2018

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