September 09, 2014
Rhinozeros, a literary magazine from the early ‘60s which published only 10 issues, introduced Germany to some of America’s greatest poets.
Read More
Rhinozeros, a literary magazine from the early ‘60s which published only 10 issues, introduced Germany to some of America’s greatest poets.
Read MoreDespite the seemingly formulaic success of modern bestsellers, one writer argues that the classics are where authors should look for inspiration.
Read MoreWhile mental illness isn’t a prerequisite for producing great art, some evidence suggests that there may be a connection between it and creativity.
Read MoreCan you continue loving an author’s work after discovering that he or she was a bigot?
Read MoreAnne Carson’s new book Red Doc> inspired me to think of other works of poetry that made me feel, in Dickinson's words, "as if the top of my head were taken off." Here’s the result: from an Ouija board-assisted volume to a "starving hysterical naked" masterpiece.
Read MoreEveryone from Galileo to Jim Morrison to countless Scrabble wordsmiths have played around with letters to form their perfect anagrams. We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... well, that's up to you. A deeper meaning? A hidden truth? Or just a happy coincidence?
Read More
A Black Balloon Publication ©