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Absolute Mastery, Absolute Vulnerability
Lisette Oropesa in I Puritani at the Met
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Some Things I Loved in 2025
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Remembering Louise Glück (1943-2023)
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An Unquiet House
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On Edmund White (1940-2025)
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How Memorizing Poems Will Change Your Life
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Success Is Only Ever a Distraction from Failure
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