June 2020 – BIG OTHER

Czesław Miłosz on Memory, Life, Death, Poetry, and More.

Happy birthday, Czesław Miłosz! Here are some quotes from the writer: “I swear, there is in me no…

Happy birthday, John Domini! Celebrate by reading this Domini fiction we published on February 23, 2019! —Look, I’m not…

Happy birthday, Lucille Clifton! Here are some quotes from the author: “Come celebrate with me that every day…

Jane Hirshfield and Ellery Akers have each recently released new poetry books centered on climate change and the environment.…

Happy birthday, George Orwell! Here are some quotes from the writer: “If you want a picture of the…

Happy birthday, Anna Akhmatova! Here are some quotes from the writer: “I defend not my voice, but my…

Happy birthday, Octavia E. Butler! Here are some quotes from her writing. “There’s nothing new under the sun, but…

Happy birthday, Anne Carson! 70, today! Here are some quotes from her writing: “Language is what eases the…

Happy birthday, Salman Rushdie! 73, today! Here are some quotes from his books and interviews: “Go for broke.…

Sunup had come and gone when they left the box canyon behind and turned southwest to the cantina town…