The Written Word

Poetry: This Moment

Tue, Aug 14th, 2012 by Jane Cobb

As summer comes to a close, Jane Cobb gives us this poem she happened upon and was inspired by. May we soak up the moments and find “a small gift of unexpected astonishment” in them.

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Thu, Aug 2nd, 2012 by Jane Cobb

Jane Cobb offers us some “guilt-free” summer reading with “Interpreter of Maladies,” Jhumpa Lahiri’s Pulitzer Prize winning compilation of fictional short stories.

Tue, Jul 24th, 2012 by Jane Cobb

Jane reviews Luis Alberto Urrea’s national bestseller, The Hummingbird’s Daughter.

Mon, Jul 2nd, 2012 by Jane Cobb

Jane Cobb gives us some cookbooks that are sure to keep your household asking for seconds!

Thu, Jun 21st, 2012 by Jane Cobb

Even though some of us can’t make it to Paris this summer, Jane Cobb gives us some summer reads that will let our imaginations pretend we are there.

Wed, Jun 20th, 2012 by Meghan Ryan

Find out how you can get a sneak preview of the next issue of VIE!

Wed, Jun 13th, 2012 by Jane Cobb

In honor of our upcoming wedding issue, our Written Word contributor, Jane Cobb, writes about the true meaning of romance and how she feels society has changed the perception of what real love is.

Mon, Jun 4th, 2012 by Jane Cobb

Jane Cobb reviews Hazel Rowley’s biographical piece Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage.

Wed, May 23rd, 2012 by Jane Cobb

A review of Jane Kenyon’s poems from Jane Cobb

Fri, May 4th, 2012 by Jane Cobb

One of my first experiences with Mary Karr’s memoir Lit came through a conversation I had the occasion of bending my ear toward. (Okay, I was eavesdropping.) One of the two discussing it summed up her assessment with, “I’m not sure what the point was,” which, after reading of the book’s many awards, simply made me more curious.