Robert Pinsky

Robert Pinsky's most recent books are his Selected Poems and Singing School, an anthology and manifesto.

Culturebox
Feb. 8 2006 12:32 PMValentine's Day PoetryLove isn't always pretty.Robert Pinsky
Culturebox
April 12 2005 7:30 AMPoems Against PoetrySlate's National Poetry Month celebration.Robert Pinsky
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Feb. 11 2005 4:21 PMA Little Anthology of Love PoemsWhat to read your sweetheart on Valentine's Day.Robert Pinsky
Poem
April 20 2004 12:58 PMCelebrating National Poetry Month.Robert Pinsky
Poem
April 6 2004 7:48 AMCelebrating National Poetry month.Robert Pinsky
Culturebox
March 14 2003 2:52 PMPoetry and War: a brief guide.Robert Pinsky
Poem
Nov. 27 2001 3:27 PM"To Licinius"Robert Pinsky and David Ferry
Articles
Sept. 5 1998 3:30 AMThe Poet Laureate and the FraygrantsRobert Pinsky goes toe-to-toe with participants in "The Fray."Robert Pinsky
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April 19 2005 6:41 AMPoems Against PoetrySlate's National Poetry Month celebration.Robert Pinsky
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April 5 2005 6:20 AMI, Too, Dislike ItSlate celebrates poets who don't like poetry.Robert Pinsky
Poem
April 27 2004 9:26 AMCelebrating National Poetry Month.Robert Pinsky
Poem
April 13 2004 11:18 AMCelebrating National Poetry Month.Robert Pinsky
Poem
April 25 2003 10:53 AMPoems of WarSix writers and editors on poems of war.Robert Pinsky, Alice Quinn, Judith Shulevitz, Dan Chiasson, Anthony Swofford, and Robert Fagles
Culturebox
Sept. 6 2002 10:42 AMPoetry and Sept. 11: A guided anthology.Robert Pinsky
Poem
Sept. 21 2001 3:00 AMFour PoemsRobert Pinsky
Poem
June 11 1998 3:30 AMThe Haunted RuinRobert Pinsky
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Politics
Jan. 26 2015 2:18 PM Why de Blasio Was Right to Take on Criminal Justice Reform Reforming the NYPD is economic populism for New York City’s minorities. Jamelle Bouie
How Wisconsin’s Scott Walker Won Over Iowa
Democrats Assumed They Could Embarrass the GOP With Climate Science. Democrats Were Wrong.
Republican Presidential Hopefuls Are Trying to Unlock the Secret of Winning in Iowa
Did the Charlie Hebdo Murders Really Represent Something New?
The Kentucky Senator Who Beat Mitch McConnell at His Own Game
The Seven Types of Cybercriminals
  Business
Business Insider
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Uber Study Finds Driving for Uber Is Great. Uber Study Is Flawed.
Can This One Weird Trick Save Europe’s Economy?
Delta Way Oversold Two Flights of People Heading to the Sundance Film Festival
Kids’ Birthday Parties Have Become Absurdly Extravagant. Here’s How We Let It Happen.
Uber Raises Another $1.6 Billion in Funding, Because Why Not Have More Money
  Life
The Shortcut
Jan. 26 2015 1:51 PM The Three-Minute Breakfast Featuring three simple ingredients. Lauren Naylor and Rob Naylor
No Justice, Liberal or Conservative, Should Be Recused From the Gay Marriage Cases
These Whimsical 3-D Ceramics Look Like Cartoon Drawings of Everyday Objects
Chat With Dear Prudence
Four Years Ago, Uganda’s Leading Gay Activist Was Killed. His Funeral Was Terrifying, Tragic.
The Art of Literary Expletive Avoidance
Why Did Josef Mengele Misuse His Medical Knowledge During the Holocaust?
  Double X
The XX Factor
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Study on Women’s Painkiller Use Causes Concern Over Hypothetical Embryos, Not Actual Women
Republican Women Stopped the 20-Week Abortion Bill. That’s Not Standing Up for Reproductive Rights.
Ultra-Orthodox Women in Israel Are Treated Horribly. So They Started Their Own Party. 
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Obama Declares Child Care “a Must Have”
What Happens When Kids Eat Pizza
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Tv Club
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Jeremy Stahl on What Slate Stories Broke Facebook This Week
A Spoiler-Filled Podcast on American Horror Story: Freak Show Episode 13
What Should Slate Do in 2015? Tell Slate’s Editor in Chief.
A Spoiler-Filled Podcast on Downton Abbey Episode 3
  Arts
Brow Beat
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This Is, Hands Down, the Best Moment From J.Lo’s Delightful Travesty The Boy Next Door
How Much Can You Tell About a Person From a Simple Photograph?
Slate’s Cocktail Columnist Offers Mocktail Recipes for All the Poor Schmoes Doing Drynuary
Adam Scott and Jason Schwartzman on Wearing Huge (and Tiny) Prosthetic Penises
Zachary Quinto and Neal Dodson on J.C. Chandor and Chandor’s Movie About the BP Oil Spill
Here Are the Winners of the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards
  Technology
Future Tense
Jan. 26 2015 12:51 PM Good News: Replicas of 16th-Century Sculptures Are Not Off-Limits for 3-D Printers Ariel Bogle
Small Drone Shows Up on White House Lawn
This Week’s East Coast Blizzard Could Be the Biggest on Record
State Department Wants Frozen PSAs About Climate Change
The Nerd Scare: How the U.S. Government Is Overreacting to Hackers and Journalists
People Who Are Great With Reading Social Cues Are Also Great With the Internet
Netflix Says Piracy Is Still Its Biggest Competitor
  Health & Science
Bad Astronomy
Jan. 26 2015 7:00 AM Comet Close-Ups Reveal an Alien World Phil Plait
The “Good Guy With a Gun” Is a Myth
It Is Statistically Impossible for Mass Surveillance to Be an Effective Anti-Terrorism Tool
Striking Sun Halo Display in Sweden
Watch the Moon Get Squashed From Orbit
Shop SkyMall for Science That Is Decades Ahead of Regular Science
The Anti-Vaccine Movement Says Measles Isn’t Dangerous. Oh, Yes, It Is.
  Sports
Sports Nut
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The Five Stages of Patriots Fans’ Ballghazi Grief
Why NFL Quarterbacks Should Be Allowed to Do What They Want With Their Balls
Why Bill Belichick and His Antics Make the NFL a Better Place
NFL Investigates Patriots for Possibly Tampering With AFC Championship Game Balls
The Gridiron Boudoir: A Totally Sensual NFL Erotic Fiction Series
Why Urban Meyer’s Ohio State Is Set to Be a Perennial Title Contender