The Heretical Origins of the Sonnet
The lyrical poetic form’s origins can be traced back earlier than Petrarch.
A DEFENSE OF JOY
by Mario Benedetti translated by Maria Popova
TO THE WOMAN CRYING UNCONTROLLABLY IN THE NEXT STALL
Kim Addonizio
The heroism of war is a lie
jesse welles
Black-Necked Stilt
By Robert Cording
Goodbye Note
By Jarod K. Anderson
The Second Coming
W. B. Yeats
Fred Rogers
testifying before Senate on behalf of PBS
Whitey on the Moon
by Gil Scott-Heron