- “Can Poetry Matter?” May 1991, The Atlantic Monthly by Dana Gioia
- “Poetry as Enchantment” Summer 2015, The Dark Horse Magazine by Dana Gioia
- “Making Poetry Matter” January 8, 2016, City Journal by Micah Maddix
- “The Re-Enchantment of Poetry” January 13, 2016 The Smart Set by Michael Lind
- And on the state of the illiteracy in the United States and its relation to presidential politics, see fellow “Translating ‘Make America Great Again’ into English“January 24, 2016, National Review by fellow Longhorn Kevin D. Williamson.
