Multimedia Directory

Larissa Taylor tracks a vaunted saint and finds a fearless warrior

Ira Sadoff is, in the words of poet Charles Simic, "a close reader." In a way that praise is a bit of a misnomer, as Sadoff's gift for close examination of the language of poetry is simultaneously far-ranging. In this book of criticism, he explores the shoulder-rubbing of poets and culture, and he argues that poetry is most compelling when it is considered as art shaped by the artist's connection to time and place. (duration: 9:22)

Good for the Jews follows Mose Sheinbaum, a veteran schoolteacher, and his cousin, Ellen Hirschorn, whom he raised and who is engaged to the superintendent. When Mose faces possible anti-Semitism from the new principal, Ellen is caught in the middle and is left to navigate an intricate matrix of relationships, lies, and secrets. (duration: 5:16)

Jody A. Zorgdrager '89 reads from her book Of Consequence. Read the book review in Colby Magazine.

English Professor Tilar Mazzeo reads an excerpt from her book The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It