An Account of the Peach Blossom Spring (桃花源記): A Translation from Classical Chinese
“The land was flat and vast with houses and buildings neatly arranged. One could see things like fertile fields, beautiful ponds, trees of mulberry and bamboo.”
Bog Butter, Arson, an Old Woman, and a Kite: Seamus Heaney’s Reckoning With the Past
What Seamus Heaney’s poetry can teach us about memory, longing, and mortality through the four elements.
Editors’ Picks: The Fluidity of Musical Expression
Members of the Review’s Editorial Board compile albums, artists, and songs that exemplify music’s propensity toward reflection.
Nowhere to Go But Down: “Donda,” “Certified Lover Boy,” and American Celebrity in 2021
What Kanye West and Drake’s new albums reveal not only about their musical careers, but about American celebrity.
you and your big red no-good bloody mouth
“i believe all the people in the world deserve to be happy at least once. i wish someone believed in me. i think that would make things easier. i wish i had softer skin.”
Laughter Lines
“She has planned and waited and scheduled and stressed in the time leading up to this moment—the moment in which Dr. Gill will be with her. She knows exactly what she wants to say.”