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Poetry’s “Flirty, Winking Middle Space.” Sarah Lyn Rogers on the Speaker as Mask in Verse

Poetry’s “Flirty, Winking Middle Space.” Sarah Lyn Rogers on the Speaker as Mask in Verse

The Author of “Cosmic Tantrum” Explores Ritual and Poetic Personas

By Sarah Lyn Rogers | February 18, 2025

A Brief History of Trying to Breathe in Cities

A Brief History of Trying to Breathe in Cities

Pitchaya Sudbanthad Considers the Air in Bangkok, New York, and Saudi Arabia

By Pitchaya Sudbanthad | June 15, 2022

Gabriel Byrne on Struggling With Authenticity in the Wake of Fatherly Expectation

Gabriel Byrne on Struggling With Authenticity in the Wake of Fatherly Expectation

“To be on the scrap heap was to be shamed. A man worked.”

By Gabriel Byrne | February 10, 2021

Turn and Face the Strange: Darcey Steinke on Our New Life with Masks

Turn and Face the Strange: Darcey Steinke on Our New Life with Masks

"When I look at masked people my brain still feels like its malfunctioning."

By Darcey Steinke | September 29, 2020

Letter to a Daughter Who Will Wear Two Masks

Letter to a Daughter Who Will Wear Two Masks

Jasmon Drain on What is Covered and Hidden

By Jasmon Drain | August 6, 2020

Which literary characters would wear masks? (An investigation.)

Which literary characters would wear masks? (An investigation.)

By Jessie Gaynor | August 4, 2020

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Here's a novel idea: masks made of books.

By Aaron Robertson | July 30, 2020

Joe Sacco: Will We One Day Honor the Veterans of the Great Pandemic Wars?

By Joe Sacco | July 27, 2020

What is Essential? And Who?

By Siri Hustvedt | July 22, 2020

Masculinity As Radical Selfishness: Rebecca Solnit on the Maskless Men of the Pandemic

Masculinity As Radical Selfishness: Rebecca Solnit on the Maskless Men of the Pandemic

The Burden of Care Falls Ever More to Women

By Rebecca Solnit | May 29, 2020

The Terror Behind the Mask

The Terror Behind the Mask

Tyler Malone on That Which Lies Forever Hidden

By Tyler Malone | October 31, 2019

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