Schemes, Dreams, and Some Thoughts on Poetry

Hilary Holladay 7/12/16 Hilary Holladay 7/12/16

The Difficult Lessons of Richard Wright's Native Son

Lately I've been thinking about Richard Wright's famous protest novel, Native Son (1940). The book is a page-turner like no other, and there is much to learn from it during this long season of exhibitionistic murders.

Hilary Holladay 6/13/16 Hilary Holladay 6/13/16

The Day After

We keep having these days, and then we have the day after.

Hilary Holladay 8/29/15 Hilary Holladay 8/29/15

Spätsommer

I've always loved the German word Spätsommer, which means 'late summer.'

Hilary Holladay 6/20/15 Hilary Holladay 6/20/15

Somewhere in America: Before and After Charleston

Somewhere in America, as I write this, you sit hunched over a laptop in your family’s basement planning a rampage.