Let’s look at some of the poets, playwrights, and novelists through the ages who have found inspiration in the tales of the Greek gods.
Author: Zack Bivins
6 Reasons Ebenezer Scrooge Is the Biggest Curmudgeon in the History of the Universe
We suspect that Ebenezer Scrooge is the biggest curmudgeon in the history of the universe. Here’s why:
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Key Questions to Ask While Reading Keats
Getting started with Keats’s work can be daunting, and you’ll probably have some questions before you dive in. Fortunately, we have answers.
“I Celebrate Myself, and Sing Myself:” 200 Years of Walt Whitman
American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892) was born two-hundred years ago today. Alongside Emily Dickinson, Whitman is probably the most influential poet in American history. As Dickinson discovered new possibilities in concision, density, and depth of linguistic meaning, Whitman explored expansive new vistas in structure and subject matter. He composed long lines to devour every topic…
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Remembering W. S. Merwin
The poet W. S. Merwin passed away on March 15, marking the conclusion to a long and richly productive life. His body of poetry proves difficult to sum up. Over the course of his seven decades of writing, Merwin changed again and again, in style and tone and subject.
Remembering Mary Oliver
The beloved American poet Mary Oliver (1935–2019) died today, leaving behind a rich and vast body of literary work. Oliver was arguably the most popular poet of her generation, best known for her poems of the natural world. Her style is quickly recognizable; at once sublime and grounded, her language conveys sweeping spiritual states through…
5 Reasons to Reread Moby-Dick
Herman Melville’s classic novel about the grand whaling voyage of the Pequod first landed on bookstore shelves exactly 167 years ago. Moby-Dick was widely panned in both England and the United States—Melville’s experimental style flew over the heads of most critics. But today the book is widely read, loved, and discussed. To celebrate the novel’s…