Nearly two decades ago, the poet Christian Wiman was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma. Doctors told Wiman, who was 39 at the time, that he likely had five years to live.
In the ensuing 19 years, Wiman, the former editor of Poetry magazine, has...
Todne Thomas specializes in what she calls the “slow pressure-cooker research method.” An anthropologist, she believes that one of the most effective ways to learn about people and communities is through long-term, intensive, in-person research —...