The New York Times – Travel:
Han Kang grew up in Seoul, a city that embraces “thousands of years of turbulence.” She recommends reading that draws from the various eras that have made up her hometown.
Category: Poetry and Poets
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A Poet’s View of the Met From Behind the Information Desk
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
On and off throughout the 1990s, the poet Robyn Schiff fielded questions — many bathroom-related — as part of her job working the museum’s famous octagonal information desk.
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Werner Herzog Is the Voice of A.I. Poetry
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
When asked to narrate an audiobook of machine-generated verse, Mr. Herzog readily agreed. “I wasn’t the best choice,” he said. “I was the only choice.”
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Read Your Way Through Appalachia
The New York Times – Travel:
Barbara Kingsolver, whose Pulitzer-winning “Demon Copperhead” offered a variegated portrait of the region, guides readers through a literary landscape “as bracing and complex as a tumbling mountain creek.”
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Blaise Cendrars’s Eye-Opening Artist’s Book at the Morgan
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A travelogue in verse, rich with Sonia Delaunay’s art pyrotechnics, is the centerpiece of one of the most eye-opening shows of the summer.
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A Long, Shining River of Verse, Flowing From a Rower and Writer
The New York Times – Sports:
Spend a day on the water with Wang Ping and you will discover a source of her poetry.
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Walking 36 Miles Through the Wales Countryside
The New York Times – Travel:
Walking 36 miles through the Welsh countryside, a writer considers a proposed new national forest, which is designed to help tackle climate change, boost biodiversity and promote nature tourism.