Very grateful to George Saunders for this shout-out in his newsletter. You can read more about the Henry James class here: garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/why-we-lov...

“Aussi contemporain que proustien.” Very happy to see Small Rain as a summer coup de coeur in Le Monde. www.lemonde.fr/livres/artic...

I wrote about Henry James and why I’m teaching a year-long series of online classes on his work. Free post, no paywall. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/why-we-lov...

Starting in September, I’m teaching a year-long series of online classes on Henry James. You can take them individually or as a sequence. I’d love for you to join us. Scholarships are available. All the details are here: garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/why-we-lov...

On how learning to speak Latin, maybe the least “optimized” or “profitable” use of time imaginable, has reminded me of time’s value. Link to full essay: garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/learning-t...

I shared some thoughts on David Hockney, whom I never met but whose work I’ve kept close for a long time. Also: his kindness to the great neglected painter Patrick Angus. Free post, no paywall. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/some-thoug...

On learning a language to hear the sound of a beloved voice. Link to full essay: garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/learning-t...

About nine months ago I started studying Latin (again), this time in a class that treats it as a living language and aims for immersion. It’s an absolute waste of time, I can’t recommend it enough. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/learning-t...

Edmund White died one year ago today. I wrote this piece about the privilege of getting to know him in the last decade of his extraordinary life. Free post; no paywall. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/on-edmund-...

I wrote about falling in love with my partner through translating his poems—& what it’s like to publish a book of his poems (co-translated with Idra Novey) 13 years later. Free post; no paywall. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/translatin...

Human meaning is embodied, embedded, holistic--which is one reason ChatGPT & Claude aren't great at translating poems. Link to full essay (no paywall): garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/translatin...

I wrote about the pleasures & anxieties of translating your partner’s poems—& the grace of having a friend like Idra Novey to help. Also: the surprising joys of making a home with another writer. Free post, no paywall. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/translatin...

Carmen Maria Machado on Rocío García’s “Tocando la luna,” currently on view at the Leslie Lohman Museum, & the terror & pleasure of releasing yourself to overwhelming forces. Full convo here, no paywall: garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/talking-ab...

I talked with Carmen Maria Machado about the pleasures of thinking alongside paintings, her first experience curating with the Leslie Lohman Museum, writing stories backwards, & the Cuban painter Rocío García. No paywall. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/talking-ab...

So happy that this beautiful book is in the world today. It was a joy to translate Luis’s poems with brilliant Idra Novey. Thank you Washington Square Press & especially Jenny Xu. Please look for a copy at your local bookstore, or all of the links here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/One-Mo...

In just over two weeks, please join us for a discussion of Ben Lerner’s new novel, Transcription. Open to all paid subscribers, at any level. Full info here: garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/on-politic...

Style is one of the most important & mysterious aspects of writing. Join me in June for this Zoom craft class on what it is & how we can get better at it. 3 sessions, all recorded. Scholarships available. Full info here: www.garthgreenwell.com/what-is-styl...

I wrote about why it’s important to insist that art & politics are different things, & why conversations about “political art” often make what I think is a fundamental mistake about value. Link to full essay: garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/on-politic...

In which I share some entirely uncontroversial thoughts about the (non)relationship between art and politics. What could go wrong? Also: a Zoom class on style, & a Ben Lerner Book Club. Link: garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/on-politic...

I worry a lot about making the best use of the time I have. I also worry that obsessing over “time management” can strip meaning from time—especially the meaning we seek in artmaking. Full essay here: garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/just-sit-y...

On Wed 4/29, I’m excited for this conversation about Small Rain w Patricia Dailey, Subhashini Kaligotla, & Lynnette Widder at Columbia University. Free but space is limited, please register here: sofheyman.org/events/naked...

NYC friends, I’m very excited for two events coming up this month. On Fri 4/24, I’ll be chatting about art & politics w Valeria Luiselli & Édouard Louis at NYU. This should be a lot of fun. Free but registration required: as.nyu.edu/departments/...

I wrote about the best advice I’ve ever gotten about time, which saved me as a writer, & the ruthlessness necessary for any writing practice. Full essay here: garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/just-sit-y...

I wrote about time, & the importance of both managing & not managing it when building a writing practice. Plus: some tips on writing a novel when time is scarce. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/just-sit-y...

NYC friends, I’m so happy to be reading with Luis **this Friday**, alongside students from the NYU Spanish and English MFA programs. Please come say hi! Free but RSVP req’d; full info here: as.nyu.edu/departments/...

Isolde gives birth at the end of Yuval Sharon’s new Tristan at the Met. I wrote about why that’s a profound betrayal of the opera’s deepest commitments—& also the only part of the production I liked. Free post, no paywall. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/tristan-un...

I saw Tristan und Isolde at the Met and had lots of feelings. Free post, no paywall. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/tristan-un...

ANOTHER COUNTRY is Baldwin’s most ambitious novel, & maybe his greatest. 4 sessions of close reading, a deep dive into how to learn through engagement with a masterpiece. www.garthgreenwell.com/class-archiv...

A deep dive into Alexander Chee’s masterpiece EDINBURGH, which has influenced a whole generation of writers. A course in close reading as writers. 4 sessions, including a visit from Alexander for the finale. www.garthgreenwell.com/class-archiv...

One of my favorite classes to teach is Mysticism for Writers, an exploration of the ideas and writing techniques of the mystical tradition (Julian of Norwich, Marguerite Porete) & how they can enrich our own writing. www.garthgreenwell.com/class-archiv...