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Shawna Ayoub highlights the use of word-count containers to focus sometimes-painful stories in a collection of 131 essays under 300 words each.

Shawna Ayoub moves "beyond the book review" to dig into Jenn Givhan's use of footnotes in two poems from her latest book, Belly to the Brutal.

It’s almost time to unroll the beach towel, hang the hammock, or dust off the porch swing and curl up with a good book. Here are five recommendations in five categories.

Poetry persists because we reach for it to understand our shared humanity. Here are five books to reach for during National Poetry Month.

If you are looking for a few good books to get you started in 2022 (and who isn’t?), I have recommendations...

There's a reason why famous writers tell aspiring writers to read. Here are four reasons why reading regularly and widely will strengthen your writing practice, and tips for how to make space for reading.