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“Blue Morpho,” a Poem by Paula Bohince

“Blue Morpho,” a Poem by Paula Bohince

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By Paula Bohince | October 23, 2025

On the Terrible Toll of the Last Bloody Year of WWII

On the Terrible Toll of the Last Bloody Year of WWII

David Nasaw Delves Into the Physical and Mental Trauma of the Second World War

By David Nasaw | October 14, 2025

Vigilantes and Vengeance: On the Women Who Fight Back

Vigilantes and Vengeance: On the Women Who Fight Back

How Elizabeth Flock Immerses Herself in the Lives of Her Subjects

By Elizabeth Flock | January 9, 2024

Maternal Vertigo: Molly Lynch on Chaos, Childcare, and Civilizational Collapse

Maternal Vertigo: Molly Lynch on Chaos, Childcare, and Civilizational Collapse

"At the very moment that you take on the greatest act of caring, you discover how powerless you are."

By Molly Lynch | September 25, 2023

A Sunset Forever Spoiled: Remembering the Beirut Port Explosion, Three Years Later

A Sunset Forever Spoiled: Remembering the Beirut Port Explosion, Three Years Later

Tamara Saade on What Was Lost in Lebanon on August 4, 2020

By Tamara Saade | August 3, 2023

Revisiting the Mental Health Fallout from the Unprecedented Horror of the First World War

Revisiting the Mental Health Fallout from the Unprecedented Horror of the First World War

Charles Glass on the Epidemic of Shell Shock

By Charles Glass | June 14, 2023

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Exit Wounds: On the Roots of Violence—and Its Complicated Aftermath

Exit Wounds: On the Roots of Violence—and Its Complicated Aftermath

"Fear nests within other fears, is encircled by it."

By Jonathan Gleason | January 14, 2022

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Tom Roston Considers the Ongoing Popularity of Kurt Vonnegut’s Classic

By Tom Roston | November 10, 2021

Paul Auster on One of the Most Astonishing War Stories in American Literature

Paul Auster on One of the Most Astonishing War Stories in American Literature

Considering the Dark Horrors of Stephen Crane’s “An Episode of War”

By Paul Auster | November 1, 2021

Women’s Memoirs at the Intersection of Chronic Illness, Mental Illness, Addiction, and Trauma

Women’s Memoirs at the Intersection of Chronic Illness, Mental Illness, Addiction, and Trauma

Eleanor Henderson Recommends Work by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah, Sarah Manguso, and More

By Eleanor Henderson | August 11, 2021

Are We Comfortable Encountering Strangers Anymore?

Are We Comfortable Encountering Strangers Anymore?

Sebastian Matthews on Balancing Suspicion and Good Faith

By Sebastian Matthews | August 25, 2020

Coming to the Realization That I Might Have PTSD

Coming to the Realization That I Might Have PTSD

Ryan Leigh Dostie on Restlessness and Violence Post-Iraq

By Ryan Leigh Dostie | June 28, 2019

Poetry Can Handle This: On Trauma and Radical Exposure

Poetry Can Handle This: On Trauma and Radical Exposure

A Conversation Between Diana Arterian and Natalie Eilbert

By Diana Arterian and Natalie Eilbert | September 13, 2018

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