"Mouchette": The Privilege of the Wretched
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Essays and cultural criticism shaped by the writers, artists, places, and ideas that have influenced my thinking. These pieces combine personal encounter with close reading to examine how taste and judgment develop over time.
The Quiet Persistence of Poet Spencer Reece
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Hundreds of rejections later, he sold something. That poem changed his life.
Read MoreThe Book Club That Didn't Read Me
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For years, I was part of a book club that shaped how I read—just as much by what we didn’t read as what we did.
Read MoreThe Critics Who Shaped Me
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