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Literature

Why Poems Stick With Us Forever

Tracy K. Smith says poetry can bridge the gap between what we experience and how to explain it.

BY Sean McGovern

Blog Post

01.25.2018
Literature

Roxane Gay on How Fiction Creates Empathy

The Aspen Words Literary Prize nominee discusses the emotional forces behind her latest short story collection.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

01.22.2018
Literature

Jean Hanff Korelitz on Politics and Poetry

The Aspen Words Literary Prize nominee talks about how politics shift with age and why fiction and invention are devices for truth.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

01.18.2018
Literature

Five Great Authors to Read this Winter

Looking for some holiday reading? Aspen Words has got you covered.

BY Elizabeth Nix

Blog Post

11.21.2017
Literature

Writing to Bear Witness

Author Carolyn Murnick shares her deeply personal story of turning loss into art.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

08.09.2017
Arts

Connecting to the Universe Through Music

An excerpt from Marcia Butler's memoir "The Skin Above My Knee."

BY Marcia Butler

Blog Post

05.23.2017
Arts

How I Springboarded My Writing Career

Aspen Words helped author Marcia Butler focus on writing.

BY Marcia Butler

Blog Post

05.23.2017
Arts

Meet the New Aspen Words Emerging Writer Fellows

These 10 writers have shown excellence in fiction, memoir, and poetry.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

03.01.2017
Literature

Aspen Words Literary Prize for Fiction

The Prize recognizes an influential work of fiction about vital contemporary issues.

BY Aspen Institute

Of Interest

09.28.2016
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