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Christmas Critics

What We're Reading
By The Editors
December 1, 2017
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Rhyming Pages

During this trying year, a collection of poetry that people—young and old—can simply enjoy
By Sarah Ruden
December 4, 2017
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Senses of Possibility

Layli Long Soldier’s poetry replies to the U.S. government’s apology to Native Americans and Julia Cameron offers concrete tools for fostering creativity
By Ellen B. Koneck
December 5, 2017
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An Art of Life

Carvaggio’s extraordinary painting changes an ordinary life, while Karl Ove Knausgård’s ordinary life makes extraordinary literature
By Ingrid D. Rowland
November 20, 2017
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