IN DEFENSE OF BOOKS by John Milton I deny not, but that it is of greatest concernment in the Church and Commonwealth, to have a vigilant eye how books demean themselves as well as men; and thereafter to confine, imprison, and do sharpest justice on them as malefactors. For books are not absolutely dead things,…
DEATH OF EDGAR A. POE by N. P. Willis
Discover the true Edgar Allan Poe through N.P. Willis’s rare 1849 defense, challenging myths about America’s troubled literary genius.
POETRY AND PAINTING COMPARED by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
The first person who compared painting and poetry with one another was a man of refined feeling, who became aware of a similar effect produced upon himself by both arts. He felt both represent what is absent as if it were present, and appearance as if it were reality; that both deceived, and that the…
WHAT LIFE MEANS TO ME by Jack London
Introduction to “What Life Means to Me” by Jack London This page was updated March 29, 2025. In his powerful 1905 essay “What Life Means to Me,” Jack London offers a deeply personal account of his journey through America’s social hierarchy and his eventual embrace of socialism. London, already famous for works like “The Call…
Problems in writing 2000-2009
The last 10 years has been ever evolving ever changing world for writers and authors. Many questions arise when one looks at the direction the world of publishing is moving in. The biggest question: “When everyone is giving it away for free how are writers and authors going to make a living?” Here are the…
Pulitzer Poetry Prize Winners from 2000-2009
Joseph Pulitzer This is list of the Pulitzer Poetry winners for the last decade. We hope you watch these videos and get to know them a little. It is a look at the last decade and some of the poets who impacted the craft. We labor under the opinion that all poets should be rock…
COMMON-SENSE IN ART by Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde’s sardonic 1887 review of Collier’s ‘Manual of Oil Painting’ reveals his belief that art transcends technical reproduction
Digital Rights
There seems to be and uproar over Amazon removing all those George Orwell books from Kindles. The company simply pushed a button and zapped all the copies that had been sold from their customers. Now people and groups are fighting for more rights for the buyer. You can read more about this in this NY…