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Things Worth Remembering: When Enemies Forgive Each Other
Homer’s 'Iliad' offers an understanding of anger and grief that helps us think about our own strained relationships and political divides.
Spencer Klavan
Things Worth Remembering: Finding Meaning in the Madness of War
Memorizing poetry began as a way to kill time in the Marines. It turned into a lesson in how to live with the possibility of death.
Phil Klay
Things Worth Remembering: The Truth Eludes Even Old Men
Every time I read T.S. Eliot’s ‘Four Quartets,’ I think my previous interpretations were wrong. But that makes the poem more meaningful.
Tara Isabella Burton
Things Worth Remembering: To Be Worthy of Standing Before God
On Yom Kippur, we ask how to live a meaningful life. A poem by Robert Frost offers a striking answer.
Meir Soloveichik
Things Worth Remembering: Your Work Can Outlive You
The poet’s project is to connect with the kind of ancient beauty that has lasted for millennia, and will stay vital long after our own short lives have…
Spencer Klavan
Letters to the Editor: AI Might Be Good for Elites, but What About the Rest of Us?
Plus: How nationalism actually works, the leisure polarization theory, and more.
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Things Worth Remembering: ‘Life Is Real! Life Is Earnest!’
These days, it’s embarrassing to take anything too seriously. But if you don’t, as the poets remind us, your life won’t amount to much.
Ryan Holiday
Things Worth Remembering: ‘Endurance Comes Only from Enduring’
I was the last person in the U.S. to interview the great Czesław Miłosz, before he returned to Poland forever.
Cynthia L. Haven
Things Worth Remembering: The Poem I Read to My Daughter
Aficionados would say Shel Silverstein didn’t write great poetry. I say: Whatever.
Peter Savodnik
Things Worth Remembering: ‘Be What You Are’
This week, Joseph Massey reflects on the man who first wrote him: ‘Your life is about to change!’
Joseph Massey
Letters to the Editor: ‘The Elites Were a Disaster’
Plus: How Carney got a Trump bump in Canada, and more.
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Joseph Massey, the Unofficial Poet Laureate of Trump’s America
Peter Savodnik talks to the self-published poet who is made for this moment—and whose latest collection is a surprise bestseller.
Peter Savodnik
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