Books & Ideas
Joyce Carol Oates published her first book in 1963. Since then she has published over 50 novels, as well as numerous volumes of short stories,...
Anyone can watch the world change and stare with wonder. But for Carolyn Forche this wonderment turned her into a poet.
“I publish a...
Dipping our bread in oil tins
we talked of morning peeling
open our rooms to a moment
of almonds, olives and wind
when we did not...
It was a Chilmark showdown Sunday night: on one side was the noted civil liberties lawyer, law professor and author Alan Dershowitz. On...
Controversy breeds questions, and an Island visitor has some answers.
Harvard Professor of Law and Chilmark summer resident Alan
Dershowitz...
When Oran Hesterman visits a new city, he heads straight for the farmers’ market.
Controversy breeds questions, and an Island visitor has some answers.
Harvard Professor of Law and Chilmark summer resident Alan...
I build stone circles
To watch
The sweep
Of year
The fan of rises
The arc
Of settings
The stretch
Of day
The...
(song lyrics)
Every year has only one July.
Careful! It may find a way to pass you by.
Flies come through the door;
Come November...