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A Conversation with Philip Roth
In 1974, my husband Raymond Smith, with my assistance, assembled the first issue of ONTARIO REVIEW: A NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE ARTS. At this time…
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Jul 27
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Remembering Wolf Kahn
“A colorist has ways of being reborn.” (Wolf Kahn)
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Jul 14
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In the Absence of Mentors/Monsters
Notes on Writerly Influences
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Jun 22
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The Surreal Art of Gerald Slota
A Discomforting Strangeness
Joyce Carol Oates
Jun 8
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What I Like
“Gusty emotions on wet roads on autumn nights.” Gala apples, Bartlett pears, Bing cherries. Scent of moist lilac. “I wandered lonely as a cloud.” In a…
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May 24
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M A R T H E: A REFERENDUM
WELCOME TO OUR EARTH DAY 2169 REFERENDUM! For most of you, this is your first time gathering together in a public place. And for all of you, this may be…
Joyce Carol Oates
May 18
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My Mike Tyson: Part Two
The Afterlife of a Champion; Boxing as Myth, Theater
Joyce Carol Oates
May 10
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My Mike Tyson
Part One: A Terrible Beauty is Born
Joyce Carol Oates
May 4
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THE VISIONARY ART OF GREGORY CREWDSON
I’ve always been drawn to photography because of its inability to tell the full story…It remains unresolved. (Gregory Crewdson)
Joyce Carol Oates
Apr 26
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Jubilate: Homage to Cherie
My beloved cat Cherie came into our lives shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 at a time when a malaise had settled upon many of…
Joyce Carol Oates
Apr 14
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Self-Interview: Joyce Carol Oates Vs. Joyce Carol Oates (Part 3)
Q. Is it true that you researched The Accursed in 1983-1984, and wrote a complete draft at the time, but didn’t revise the novel until 2011? Why? A…
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Apr 5
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Self-Interview: Joyce Carol Oates Vs. Joyce Carol Oates (Part 2)
In which I take on my toughest and most unrelenting interrogator.
Joyce Carol Oates
Mar 28
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