Tsitsi Dangarembga

Tsitsi Dangarembga

Narrated by a restless teenager, Dangarembga (CRF 1999)’s “Nervous Conditions” takes place in civil war-ravaged Rhodesia during the 1960s and ’70s, on an impoverished homestead and at a mission school near the border town of Umtali (now Mutare). It recounts the...
2018’s Best Poetry Books

2018’s Best Poetry Books

Former editor of the Paris Review shares her “9 Books of Poems That Prove 2018 Was a Fantastic Year,” featuring Jenny Xie (CRF 2018)’s “Eye Level,” Terrance Hayes (CRF 2015)’s “American Sonnets for My Past and Future...
An appreciation of Dawn Clements (CRF 2013)

An appreciation of Dawn Clements (CRF 2013)

“Dawn Clements, who died on December 4th at the age of 60 after a two-year battle with cancer, left behind a magnificent body of work, and alas, ambitious plans that will never be realized. She was as single-minded about drawing as any artist has ever been, and...
Fred Hersch

Fred Hersch

Fred Hersch (DG 2013) nominated for 2 Grammys (Best Improvised Jazz Solo and Best Jazz Instrumental Album), and also has released his album, Trio ’97 @ The Village Vanguard. Catch Fred in your town… January1-6 – Village Vanguard [Trio 1-3; Trio +...