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The Ink-smudged Diaries of Adrienne Rich

Harvard Crimson, June 11, 2012

Harvard students commemorate Adrienne C. Rich '51, who was one of the twentieth century's most compelling and controversial poetic voices. You can find Rich's archives at Schlesinger library, in the same Yard where she attended class. 

Harvard-incubated Shows “Porgy,” “Once” Win Tony Awards

Harvard Gazette, June 11, 2012

Two Broadway shows with origins at Harvard cleaned up at the Tony Awards on Sunday night. "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" and "Once" took home 10 awards in total, including the prizes for best musical revival and best musical, respectively. 

John Tiffany Wins Best Direction of a Musical for ONCE

BroadwayWorld.com, June 10, 2012
[Photo by Tony Rinaldo]

John Tiffany RI '11 has won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for Once.

Did Ray Bradbury Even Write Science Fiction?

Slate, June 7, 2012

RI ’12 fellow John Plotz discusses the life and work of the late author Ray Bradbury. 

Radcliffe Institute Fellow Trethewey Named Poet Laureate

Harvard Magazine, June 7, 2012

Harvard Magazine reports Natasha Trethewey, a 2001 Radcliffe Institute Fellow, has been named poet laureate of the United States.

Emory's Trethewey Named U.S. Poet Laureate

Emory News Center, June 7, 2012

Natasha Trethewey RI ’01, Emory University professor and Pulitzer Prize–winning poet, has been named Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2012–2013 by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington.

Prof. Renée Poznanski Selected to be a Radcliffe Institute Fellow

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev News, June 6, 2012

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University has selected Prof. Renée Poznanski to be a Radcliffe Institute Fellow. While a Radcliffe fellow, Prof. Poznanski intends to write a book on Jewish Resistance in France during WWII. 

Pulitzer Prize Winner Natasha Trethewey RI '01 Named Poet Laureate

New York Times, June 6, 2012

The Library of Congress announced that the next poet laureate is Natasha Trethewey RI ’01, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of three collections and a professor of creative writing at Emory University in Atlanta. 

The Trillium 25 Interview: David Bezmozgis

The Walrus, June 5, 2012
[Image courtesy of HarperCollins Canada]

The Walrus Blog published a written interview with David Bezmogzgis, one of this year's English-language contenders for the 2012 Trillium Book Award. 


Law and Politics

The Star Democrat, May 31, 2012

Susan Estrich commends Margaret Marshall's Radcliffe Day speech about the rule of law and relates it to her work around the world in countries lacking an unbiased and independent judiciary. 

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