An Unquenchable Thirst

“‘I think she is better than J. L. Borges—who is good, but not all that good!” said poet Elizabeth Bishop of Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector. Bishop was one of Lispector’s first English translators, but also one of her fiercest critics. Alexandra Pechman writes for the Poetry Foundation about their literary rivalry and grudging respect. Pair with Magdalena Edwards’s Millions review of Lispector’s The Complete Stories.

Heads up, writerly types! Dzanc Books is looking for submissions for their newly-announced 2016 Prize for Fiction. Judges Carmiel Banasky, Kim Church, and Andrew F. Sullivan will determine the winner, who is slated to receive publication and a not-so-insignificant $10,000 prize. Go get published.

“What happened that night? Your final night?” The New Statesman publishes poet laureate Ted Hughes’ long lost poem “Last Letter,” inspired by the suicide of his wife Sylvia Plath. Actor Jonathan Pryce gave a reading of the poem for Channel 4 News.

Who or whom? Which or that? Jon Gingerich has helpfully assembled a list of “20 Common Grammar Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes.”