Essays

Lessons of the Line

Charles Simic and me
Dana Levin

Ucky Art

Judith Scott, Eva Hesse, and the visceral power of "texxture"
Lauren Elkin

Unfathomable Life

As a philosopher, I thought I understood risk. Then I tried to get pregnant.
Anna Hartford

Spiritualism’s Shadows

On COVID-19 and false consolation
Alicia Puglionesi

Heat Maps

Desire in the dark
Alex Marzano-Lesnevich

Jars with Well-Fitting Lids

Seeing loss more clearly
Catherine Lacey

Browse

Essays

The Night Watch

I first sought sanctuary during the Troubles. I'm still looking for it.
Darran Anderson
December 11, 2023

Why I Write

The legendary cultural critic on finding a life’s work
Greil Marcus
December 11, 2023

Ucky Art

Judith Scott, Eva Hesse, and the visceral power of "texxture"
Lauren Elkin
November 6, 2023
A stack of old issues of The Yale Review. Courtesy Pentagram

Again On the Slaughter

A response to the Israel-Hamas war
Peter Cole
November 2, 2023
A stack of old issues of The Yale Review. Courtesy Pentagram

Speaking Unspeakable Words

A response to the Israel-Hamas war
Feisal G. Mohamed
November 2, 2023
Tribute

Louise Glück

Poet of October
Langdon Hammer
October 23, 2023
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Louise Glück

A genuine gift for friendship
Rachel Mannheimer
October 19, 2023
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Louise Glück

Making an art of conversation
Sam Huber
October 19, 2023
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Louise Glück

A poet you couldn’t hide from
Aria Aber
October 19, 2023
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Louise Glück

The poet who taught me to write books
Meghan O’Rourke
October 18, 2023