Close Reading
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Loving the Colors of Spain
John Poch’s new book of poems, The Future of Love, is so full of riches that I can’t possibly do them all justice in this post. So I’m going to focus on three of the book’s main motifs: Spain, colors, and love.
Books and Beans: Reading in “Black Boy”
There’s a great moment in Richard Wright’s autobiography Black Boy (1945) that I’d like to share with you. I use it in my Introduction to Literature course, and I think you’ll see why. It’s about the day Wright read a book that changed his ...
The Poetry of Love: Q&A with John Poch
We recently spoke with author John Poch about his new Slant book, Future of Love.
I Am Turning Into A Story. You Are, Too
My 97-year-old mother-in-law is turning into a story. At 72, I am turning into a story. Whatever age you are, you are turning into a story, too.
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Books grounded in a sense of "felt life" since 2013. Slant is an independent, not-for-profit literary press specializing in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, philosophy, theology, and belles lettres.
writer living in Detroit
I am a poet, writer, and educator. I am an emeritus professor of English at UNC Asheville, where, among other things, I directed the Center for Jewish Studies for 30 years.
I have a PhD in English Literature. My first published book was Words and Values, a close reading of popular language. Since then I've published widely on the spirituality of poetry in various journals and books.
retired English teacher, Roman Catholic deacon, reader, writer, cartoonist
William E. Cain is the Mary Jewett Gaiser Professor of English at Wellesley College.
John has been published by Catholic World Report, University Bookman, Starting Points Journal, and other outlets. He has contributed to several books, including Tolkien & Faith. He, his wife Ellen, and their family live in Illinois.
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