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David Hinchliffe Bradford @dbfreelance.co.uk · 11h

Terrific essay by @garthgreenwell.bsky.social on Giovanni's Room and why the best art is anything but consoling

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Enamored of the Abyss, by Garth Greenwell

On the place of affirmation in art

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks so much for reading this.

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Jay Owens @jayowens.bsky.social · 3d

‘When I was a 14-year-old gay kid in the American South and pulled Baldwin’s novel off a bookstore shelf, it radically reoriented my relationship to dignity. The more I’ve read and taught the novel, the harder I’ve found this to explain.’

— @garthgreenwell.bsky.social

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Enamored of the Abyss, by Garth Greenwell

On the place of affirmation in art

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 1d

❤️❤️❤️

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 1d

Very hard to believe it has been two years since the great poet Louise Glück died. Sharing again this remembrance I wrote then.

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Remembering Louise Glück (1943-2023)

Encounters with a great poet

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for reading it.

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 2d

It won’t all be as intense as this post. Would love to have you there!

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 2d

On what makes Augustine so lovable, especially in the Confessions. No paywall. Link to full essay here: garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/marked-by-...

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 4d

If nerdy close reading is your jam, please join us for Daddy Augustine, an online class exploring Confessions as the source of much of what is “modern” in the modern novel. 6 weeks, all classes recorded. Full info here:
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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 3d

An astonishing essay by @garthgreenwell.bsky.social

“Any art that excludes the irreparable excludes the possibility of genuine affirmation, as I’m trying to articulate it here; such art can only ever be propaganda for life, which can’t offer us any help at all.”

Jay Owens @jayowens.bsky.social · 3d

‘When I was a 14-year-old gay kid in the American South and pulled Baldwin’s novel off a bookstore shelf, it radically reoriented my relationship to dignity. The more I’ve read and taught the novel, the harder I’ve found this to explain.’

— @garthgreenwell.bsky.social

harpers.org/archive/2025...

Enamored of the Abyss, by Garth Greenwell

On the place of affirmation in art

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you so much!

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you so much for reading and sharing this.

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 4d

If nerdy close reading is your jam, please join us for Daddy Augustine, an online class exploring Confessions as the source of much of what is “modern” in the modern novel. 6 weeks, all classes recorded. Full info here:
www.garthgreenwell.com/classes-ig

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 4d

With three weeks until the start of my online class on Confessions, I spent some time analyzing a short passage to show why I think Augustine is such a great stylist, & what it means to read him *as a writer.* Free post, no paywall. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/marked-by-...

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 7d

Amazing.

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 9d

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 9d

Beauford Delaney’s final self-portrait is a moving testament to his lifelong quest to accept his sexuality, especially when seen alongside his first portrait of James Baldwin. Free post; no paywall. Full essay here: garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/on-beaufor...

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 12d

I really enjoyed talking shop about opera and writing with @kevinng.bsky.social for @parterrebox.bsky.social.

Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 12d

I had the immense privilege to interview @garthgreenwell.bsky.social for @parterrebox.bsky.social about literature, opera, and queer aesthetics

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What belongs to us - Parterre Box

Kevin Ng sits down with PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novelist and critic Garth Greenwell to talk about sex, queerness, and the "promise of opera."

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 13d

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 13d

On Beauford Delaney’s “Dark Rapture”—his first, great portrait of James Baldwin. Link to full essay (free post, no paywall) garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/on-beaufor...

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 14d

This fills me with such joy.

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 14d

Truly excellent choices.

R. O. Kwon 권오경 @rokwon.bsky.social · 14d

this one means the world to me 😭 I’m a recipient of the @lambdaliterary.org Duggins Prize, an award that “honors LGBTQ-identified authors who have published multiple novels, built a strong reputation and following, and show promise to continue publishing high quality work for years to come”

R. O. Kwon and Carter Sickels Win the 2025 Jim Duggins Prize for PhD Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social On Beauford Delaney. Courage & Desire in Baldwin's "Principal Witness". garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/on-beaufor...

On Beauford Delaney

Courage & Desire in Baldwin's "Principal Witness"

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks so much for reading this.

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 14d

I wrote about the great painter Beauford Delaney, his friendship with James Baldwin, & the tremendous courage of his wrestling with desire & selfhood. Free post, no paywall. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/on-beaufor...

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