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Articles with keyword "Writing"

Wendell Berry

Conversation

Wendell Berry, Landsman

NEH Chairman Jim Leach sits down with writer and farmer Wendell Berry, this year's Jefferson Lecturer.

"Disatisfied": a woodblock illustration by Lafcadio Hearn

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Lafcadio Hearn in New Orleans

The misfit journalist felt at home in the marginalized world he wrote about.

 

Tobacco wagon

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Excerpts from the Writings of Wendell Berry

On work and the work of local culture

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Liebling's War

A. J. Liebling’s World War II journalism climbed to great literary heights, even as it stayed close to the ground.

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A Fan's Notes

On Updike’s long game.

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Descent into Happiness

American writer Richard Ford discusses The Sportswriter

Photo portrait of Philip Larkin

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"Moving and Memorable"

The complete poems of Philip Larkin

Hurston playing with children

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Zora's Place

To understand her, you need to understand Eatonville—and vice versa.

Two sailing vessels at sea in nineteenth century

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A Diplomatic Education

Early in the Civil War, the Union narrowly avoided war with Britain.

business letter in Audubon's handwriting

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Audubon the Writer

The celebrated bird portraitist was also a great artist of the written word.