Desire, Memory, and Poetry as a Form of Prayer
Achy Obejas’ “Boomerang/Bumerán” relishes the unique autobiography of poetry
SEARCH
Results
My Memory Is Gone, but at Least I Forgot You
"Signs and Visions," flash fiction by Emily Dezurick-Badran
Nov 15 2021 - Emily Dezurick-Badran
The Infinite Memory of an Immortal Plant
"The Suitors," a graphic narrative by Coco Picard and Monica Westin
Nov 1 2021 - Coco Picard and Monica Westin
7 Books That Grapple With Memory and Loss
Tom Lin, author of "The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu," on the fallibility of recollection
Sep 13 2021 - Tom Lin
Your Memory Is Fiction
Jessica Andrews, author of "Saltwater," on language as a means of control
Apr 1 2020 - Lucie Shelly
In Memory of Brazenhead, the Secret Bookstore That Felt Like a Magical Portal
Michael Seidenberg, who died this week, created a real-life space that was like walking into a book
Jul 12 2019 - Helena Fitzgerald
Rebecca Makkai and Lisa Gornick Discuss Memory, Trauma, and Roasted Peacocks
Gornick’s new novel “The Peacock Feast” is a family saga with a cameo by Louis C. Tiffany
Jan 31 2019 - Rebecca Makkai
Civic Memory, Feminist Future
A personal and political history from Lidia Yuknavitch
Apr 12 2017 - Lidia Yuknavitch
Language, History, and the Memory of Violence
Ramon Saizarbitoria’s massive 816 page novel is an object lesson in how different aesthetic and historical strands can memorably converge
Jan 9 2017 - Tobias Carroll
Modiano Wants You to Think that Severe Memory and Identity Issues Are Universal
The slim novel’s use of withholding information creates an amplified sense of possibility
