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Who Cries for Critics Now?

Mar 31, 2014

Theme Essay by Emily Boghossian

We inherit our passions—perhaps from critics like Douglas Crimp, perhaps from professors like Ross.

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A Feminist Invades the Halls of Phallocracy

Mar 24, 2014

"My Favorite Critic" by Emily Toth

Carolyn Heilbrun once observed that James Joyce was 'a world class shit.'

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Why Mainstream Critics Fail Writers of Color

Feb 24, 2014

Theme Essay by Aimee Phan

I’ve heard writers complain about editors passing on manuscripts because 'they already have a Korean book on their list.'

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"Wake up, New York Review of Boys!"

Feb 17, 2014

Theme Essay by Amy Hoffman

Suppressing women’s writing—which, make no mistake, is what our culture does—is suppressing our thought.

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I Know What Poetry Can Do

Feb 03, 2014

Memorial Essay by Martha Nichols

He clutched my hand, and I felt his fingers bucking. They were always in motion, but my father held on as hard as he could.

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