Known for short, compact writing and for living a very quiet life, Kay Ryan has taken on a big and very public role as the nation’s Poet Laureate. For more than thirty years, Ryan has lived and taught ...
You can hear those loud pages. That’s the sign of a good book is when you can hear the pages turning. [MUSIC] I’m Ezra Klein. This is “The Ezra Klein Show.” [MUSIC] Here’s something I believe — in a ...
SEPTEMBER 1, 1939: A Biography of a Poem. By Ian Sansom. Harper. 341 pages. $27.99. The subtitle for Ian Samson’s book “September 1, 1939: A Biography of a Poem,” is such an unexpected combination of ...