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The greatest poet you've never read? Our latest essay on Roy Campbell, from Tamara Nicholl-Smith (Tamara Nicholl-Smith). athwart.org/on-roy-campbel…

"When Uys Krige first met Campbell in rural France in 1932, Campbell immediately invited this unknown, unannounced stranger and fellow writer at his door into a trip down to the local pub where they conversed all night. "'Our conversation had been like a Marathon race,' Krige

realclearbooks.com Monday reads: Stephen G. Adubato for COMPACT, Charles McElwee for City Journal, Farahn Morgan for Washington Examiner, Tamara Nicholl-Smith for Athwart, Jonah Allon for The Metropolitan Review, maddie crum for The Brooklyn Rail, Katherine Dee 🐬/acc for Comment, and others.

Thrilled to share my latest essay in Athwart: "On Roy Campbell: The Greatest Poet You Never Read." After months of enriching edits, it’s finally live—just in time for #NationalPoetryMonth. 🔗 athwart.org/on-roy-campbel…

Thanks to RealClearBooks & Culture for publishing Tamara Nicholl-Smith's Athwart essay and poetry of of Roy Campbell, especially his epic, 'The Flaming Terranpin': "Indeed, this poem begs to be re-published in graphic novel form. The fantastical intensity and lush imagery easily lend

Today marks the 35th anniversary of the Twin Peaks television premiere. Check out Audrey Lee's (jawn didion) reflection on David Lynch's work from earlier this year: "An Absurdly American Life, On the Passing of David Lynch." athwart.org/an-absurdly-am…

"The Wonder of Charles Schulz: Rerun Van Pelt and Human Flourishing in Peanuts" by Alex Rosado (@Alexprosado). links.athwart.org/schulzian-wond…

"Peanuts’s narrative is ultimately a story of hopeless grown-ups masquerading as kids. They work through daily struggles like love, identity, and confidence without actually solving them. "The deliberate lack of closure both mirrors the emptiness that real life sometimes brings

Why Novi Never Became a Real City An early decision to locate government buildings away from businesses led to the shopping-center sprawl of this Detroit suburb By Ryan Shinkel (@ryanshinkel) Bosco Farms was a remnant of its glory days. Most local farms had been converted into

"As a self-described “minister in the pulpit,” Schulz weaved Christianity to make his art philosophically valuable—even borrowing from sources like Dostoyevsky’s Father Zosima—and challenge the real world's increasingly secular mores. "It was an exercise of creative control and

Executive Editor Ryan Shinkel on his hometown for the Michigan Enjoyer.

"We know that he was a devotee of the Traditional Latin Mass, and opposed the reforms made to the Roman Rite during the Second Vatican Council. Even the mere introduction of the microphone to mass was an unwinding of the celebration’s spiritual reach to McLuhan. "He complained

A Reader Remembers: Matthew Young (Matthew H. Young) on Alasdair MacIntyre athwart.org/after-alasdair…

Many people have written about Alasdair MacIntyre's legacy over the last two weeks. I'm honored to share my own reflection on MacIntyre's life and work, and his influence in my own life and work. Many thanks to Athwart for publishing it. athwart.org/after-alasdair…

Athwart And shout out to Ryan Shinkel, whose careful editing improved my piece substantially. If you are a writer, you should consider writing for Athwart

"Therein, however, lay one of the great paradoxes of the philosopher’s life. He was, even by the standards of academe, something of a nomad," changing institutions and ideologies often, and rebuffing his large following frequently. "What does it mean then that the author who

Reading a bit about the New York election, I realized I had cited Zohran Mamdani's dad, Mahmood Mamdani, in what is probably one of my favorite pieces for Athwart

Read the whole thing: athwart.org/natives-and-se…