Among the New York Times ’ Ten Best Books of 2008 appears Nothing to Be Frightened Of by Julian Barnes—a book which FT features editor R.R. Reno has reviewed in an excellent article to appear in the forthcoming January 2009 issue of First Things . Don’t want to keep your nose to the news stand? Subscribe today to receive it at home.
Lift My Chin, Lord
Lift my chin, Lord,Say to me,“You are not whoYou feared to be,Not Hecate, quite,With howling sound,Torch held…
Letters
Two delightful essays in the March issue, by Nikolas Prassas (“Large Language Poetry,” March 2025) and Gary…
Spring Twilight After Penance
Let’s say you’ve just comeFrom confession. Late sunPours through the budding treesThat mark the brown creek washing Itself…