A Woman Arrested in Turkey

A Woman Arrested in Turkey

While a woman’s dragged flailing from the street tonight (a protester, I see her teeth and jeans), my mother takes the dog around the block…

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War by Luigi Pirandello

War by Luigi Pirandello

Every month, The Reading Room showcases a short story, or excerpts of a book, from some of the greatest writers the world has ever seen.

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View of Toledo by El Greco

View of Toledo by El Greco

The Masters’ Gallery introduces selected art works of famous artists and a brief explanation on the context of the work.

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Patrick Geddes: The Father of Modern Town Planning

Patrick Geddes

Robert Boucheron inspects the legacy of Patrick Geddes, 100 years after Cities in Evolution was published.

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Maxim Kolosov

Maxim Kolosov

I’d never seen a man die before. Not before this. I would’ve looked away had I known what was coming, that he was jumping for…

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The Cleaner

The Cleaner

David stared at the long black stain. He had tried everything he could to clean it from the otherwise pristine white shirt, but nothing had…

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The Animals Among Us

The Animals Among Us

I. Aves When the little boy double crossed the shetani¸ Great Heron assumed her true spirit form and cursed him, placing her hands upon the…

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I suppose I am a Formalist

I suppose I am a Formalist

I suppose I am a Formalist
With my adherence to scheme and rhyme

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Spatial

Spatial

We confound
Paralyzed visions
Beyond the rain.

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The Concert

The Concert

It’s a rainy night I’m going to a concert at the arena the roof is leaking but the music patches it up.

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The Atheist's Mass by Honore de Balzac

The Atheist’s Mass by Honore de Balzac

Every month, The Reading Room showcases a short story, or excerpts of a book, from some of the greatest writers the world has ever seen.

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Van Goyen's A View of The Hague

Van Goyen’s A View of The Hague

The Masters’ Gallery introduces selected art works of famous artists and a brief explanation on the context of the work.

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Colonial India and Genealogy At Sea

Colonial India and Genealogy At Sea

Akhil Katyal explores how Amitav Ghosh plays with the concept of genealogy to give us an intricate history of colonialism in his 2008 novel ‘Sea of Poppies’.

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A Review of Julie Taymor's The Tempest

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Siddharth Sivakumar reviews Julie Taymor’s screen adaptation of The Tempest

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The Ambassador

The Ambassador

My father was my hero. When he was ten, he went into the cigar factory. He sat on a long bench. His father sat on…

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