Words Matter

In the Internet age, it can seem as if there’s no reason to remember anything. But information doesn’t always amount to knowledge.

A first-hand account is important as a matter of personal dignity, is made credible with the benefit of an impartial review and serves our social obligation to acquire reliable information.

New collections by Henri Cole and Eduardo C. Corral take on everyday melancholy and national emergency, exposing the constraints that govern our desires.