On László Krasznahorkai at Grafias Magazine [an Italian translation]

9 May 201713 May 2017

The good people at Italy’s Grafias Magazine (special thanks to translator Charlotte Spiga) have translated my essay on László Krasznahorkai, which originally appeared in Calvert Journal in December. You’ll also…

On László Krasznahorkai at Calvert Journal

7 Dec 20167 Dec 2016

I've written about László Krasznahorkai before, both on this site and for The Daily Beast. This new piece at Calvert Journal looks at Krasznahorkai's fiction and the reaction to Syrian refugees in Hungary.…

“True Bones” at The Poetry Foundation, on Jim Harrison

2 Jun 20167 Jun 2016

Jim Harrison died in March. I've written an essay called "True Bones: The Many Appetites of Jim Harrison," about his work as a poet for The Poetry Foundation. It contains…

Buy Brick 96

6 Dec 20156 Dec 2015

Issue 96 of Brick is out now, and you should buy a copy. Image via Brick magazine - http://brickmag.com/sites/default/files/brick96_coverfinal_withborder.jpg. It’s full of wonderful content, as ever, and I’m not just…

On The Painter Rosemarie Beck at American Arts Quarterly

13 Jul 2015

My essay on the American painter Rosemarie Beck is up at the American Arts Quarterly site. If you're not familiar with Beck, this is a good starting point (as is…

Elizabeth Harrower’s Third Act

11 May 201516 Sep 2017

This essay originally appeared in issue 93 (Summer 2014) of Brick Magazine.  Writing, romantic notions hold, is a way of a life, an identity, a state of being. There is a…

“In Time of Plague” at The Poetry Foundation

26 Nov 201426 Nov 2014

My essay "In Time of Plague," on how poets respond to AIDS, is up at the Poetry Foundation. - John McIntyre

New essays on Balthus and Lucian Freud at The Art Book Review

5 Nov 2014

Though the homepage is still under construction, you can read my essays on Balthus and Lucian Freud at The Art Book Review.  

Buy Brick 93 now

23 Jun 2014

The time has come to find a copy of the newest issue of Brick: A Literary Journal. This is the 93rd issue of one of the essential English-language magazines in print today.…

Siberia In the Eyes of Russian Photographers at The Art Book Review

28 Apr 201430 May 2017

Go to The Art Book Review for my thoughts on Leah Bendavid-Val's smart, wide-ranging survey of photographs of Siberia made by Russian photographers. When you're done, go buy a copy of…