Arts & Culture
Explore Harvard’s vibrant arts scene—from campus exhibitions and theater to cultural analysis and literary reviews. Discover how creativity shapes the Harvard experience.
Making Money Funny
Matt Levine’s spunky Bloomberg column
by Max J. Krupnick
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Line by Line
Poet and translator David Ferry
by Spencer Lee Lenfield
A Conversation with Tracy K. Smith ’94
The poet discusses her newest book, the memoir Ordinary Light.
by Sophia Nguyen
Atticus Lish ’93 Wins PEN/Faulkner Award
He is honored for his debut novel, Preparation for the Next Life.
A New Life for Heaney’s Home at Harvard
Adams House members, past and present, dedicate a suite to the Irish poet who lived among them.
by Sophia Nguyen
Sven Beckert Wins Bancroft Prize in History
His Empire of Cotton: A Global History puts slavery in an international context.
by Jonathan Shaw
Open Book: Discerning a Blink
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Tracy K. Smith ’94 crafts a memoir.
Speak, Memory
Dissecting her diary, a writer weaponizes solipsism.
by Sophia Nguyen
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words