Author Archives: Deanie Blank

Re “What Mandela Lost” (Sunday Review, July 8): Reading Nelson Mandela’s letters concerning the need to maintain the fight for human dignity, and the power of writing to provide solace Continue Reading →

To the Editor: I read Mary Beard’s review about what Greek myths have to teach us in modern times with interest (Sept. 10). And I agree with her that their Continue Reading →

To the Editor: Robert Pinsky’s perceptive review of “The Year of Magical Thinking,” by Joan Didion (Oct.9), illuminated poetry’s propitious power to assist the infinite process of mourning. Poetry comprehended Continue Reading →