Olivier Messiaen’s ‘Three Small Liturgies’ debuted as war raged in Europe. Now we listen to his masterpiece in a new context—Christmas during a pandemic.
With both the highly anticipated arrival of Blake Bailey’s Philip Roth biography and what’s transpired since, it’s harder to know what to think—about either subject.
April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, we’re collecting poems and writings about poetry, with new additions by our literary critic every Friday.
