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September 01, 2025

A Day Like Any Other by Nathan Kernan

September 01, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
A Day Like Any Other by Nathan Kernan

A masterful new biography of the American poet James Schuyler

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September 01, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
A Day Like Any Other, James Schuyler, Nathan Kernan, poetry, American poetry, the New York School, biography, author biography
March 20, 2023

The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley by David Waldstreicher

March 20, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley by David Waldstreicher

A new biography of the Revolutionary Era poet.

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March 20, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley, Phillis Wheatley, David Waldstreicher, American poetry, American literature, Steve Donoghue, history, black history, 2023
April 11, 2021

A Whole World: Letters from James Merrill

April 11, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
A Whole World: Letters from James Merrill

A collection of wonderful, chatty letters by the poet James Merrill.

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April 11, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Poetry, Biography/Memoir
A Whole World: Letters from James Merrill, Langdon Hammer, Stephen Yenser, James Merrill, American letters, American poetry, Steve Donoghue
July 07, 2020

Cross of Snow by Nicholas Basbanes

July 07, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Cross of Snow by Nicholas Basbanes

A bestselling author turns his attention to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the great American poet of the 19th century, now largely forgotten.

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July 07, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Poetry
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nicholas Basbanes, biography, American literature, American poetry, Steve Donoghue
April 29, 2020

What Is the Grass by Mark Doty

April 29, 2020/ Hannah Joyner
What Is the Grass by Mark Doty

A contemporary poet discovers he “contains multitudes”--and pairs his intimate memoir with a close reading of the work of Walt Whitman.

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April 29, 2020/ Hannah Joyner/
Poetry
Mark Doty, Walt Whitman, poetry, American poetry, Hannah Joyner
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