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I’ve continued to incorporate myths, modern myth-making, magic realism, as part of my writing. It all stems from this formative…
Where once I was intimidated by Seamus Heaney’s brilliance, these days I am inspired by the poets whose work I…
John the barber seemed to have just two interests beyond haircuts, if his magazines were any indication — golf, and…
I remember the first book I bought with money I had saved up. Little Bee by Chris Cleave. I read…
When I discovered House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, I was changed. Her descriptions of the neighbourhood were so…
Richard Lambert considers literary tourism and shares observations from his own literary pilgrimages. What are we seeking when we visit…
Writing fiction is, word by word, a balancing act. And, to put it simply, how close to keep to the…
I would like a cat without muddy paws, who definitely likes me, to sit at my feet and not on…
January was an unforgiving month. But if you stopped, if you looked, if you listened, there was so much to…
Rosalind Harvey speaks with Ann Morgan about how translating helps her reimagine her relationship with words. Rosalind Harvey speaks with…
I can trace my entire journey to adulthood — to my passions, my career, values, priorities — through you, like…
Poetry provides some unique satisfactions; the epigrammatic click of a word locking a couplet, the exact phrase that nails a…
