Joyce Carol OatesA collection of 13 posts

Teacher

As a teacher at Princeton I'm surrounded by people who work hard so I just...

Sports

Boxing has become America's tragic theater.

Religion

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trencha...

Religion

I could never take the idea of religion very seriously.

Love

In love there are two things – bodies and words.

Imagination

Obviously the imagination is fueled by emotions beyond the control of the consci...

History

To be Jewish is to be specifically identified with a history. And if you're...

History

It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she or he is writing about a violent...

Food

If food is poetry is not poetry also food?

Experience

Yes I've listened to just a few audiobooks – but hope to listen to m...