Essays

Essays

The Shapes of Grief

Witnessing the unbearable
Christina Sharpe
The Moment

Palestinian Solidarity, Then and Now

The power of encampment as a form of protest
Feisal G. Mohamed
Essays

Louise Glück’s Late Style

The fabular turn in the poet’s last three books
Teju Cole
Essays

Jean Stein’s Rolodex

The legendary editor’s social genius
Benjamin Anastas
Essays

The Path to Playwright

Discovering my literary hero in an unlikely place
Sonya Kelly
Essays

The Frictions of Interracial Love

How one fundamental difference can color every aspect of marriage
Anne Anlin Cheng

Browse

Essays

Essays

Why I Write

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

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
The Moment

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
The Moment

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
Tribute

Louise Glück

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

Louise Glück

Making an art of conversation
Sam Huber
October 19, 2023
Tribute

Louise Glück

A genuine gift for friendship
Rachel Mannheimer
October 19, 2023
Tribute

Louise Glück

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

Lou Reed Didn’t Want to Be King

A new biography tries to pin the rocker down
Hannah Gold
October 16, 2023