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Jordan Peterson has been tweeting in a strange poetic style. We got actual poets to critique his work

Kathleen Rooney chose the perfect poem to kick off her new poetry collection, Where Are The Snows. Entitled “Dress Up,” the book’s opening poem serves as a kind of gateway into the reading experience, preparing its audience for the time traveling mixture of humor and heartbreak to come.

The Book Review’s poetry columnist, Elisa Gabbert, picks her seven favorite collections of the year.

Can you share a piece of good advice youve received about writing? Make all your characters as smart as possible - Mark Leidner. Hold yourself to a higher standard than anyone else is going to. What advice do you give to writers starting out? Dont be afraid to try on different voices, copy, steal. Nothing is original, not really. What kind of books do you like to read for enjoyment I only read for enjoyment. I read a lot of humour, 20th century crime-fiction, fantasy, people like Elizabeth J...

How Twin Cities theaters are connecting with audiences online Check out these digital productions and interactive experiences.  January 8, 2021 — 1:21pm Text size Copy shortlink: When theater companies scheduled shows for spring 2021, it seemed like a worst-case scenario that they would be shuttered for up to a year due to the pandemic. But here we are, with those productions postponed again until its safe to gather in theaters. Th...