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Find out why readers have praised American Letters & Commentary for its "fearless and unabashed intelligence" and its "innovative ideas and lyrical daring." See for yourself why readers say AL&C is "brilliantly assembled" and "feistily done" -- "more like an anthology than a literary magazine"... SUBSCRIBE TODAY! American Letters & Commentary is an eclectic literary magazine featuring innovative and challenging writing in all forms. Each annual issue features a substantial and diverse selection of fiction, poetry, essays, translation, and critical opinion by renowned and up-and-coming writers. Past contributors have included Paul Auster, Jeff Clark, Stephen Dixon, Amy England, Diane Glancy, Albert Goldbarth, Barbara Guest, Christine Hume, Bruce Benderson, Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge, Ann Lauterbach, Cris Mazza, Kathleen Norris, Michael Palmer, Claudia Rankine, Donald Revell, Cole Swensen, Susan Wheeler, Diane Williams, C.D. Wright, and John Yau. Works from past issues of AL&C have been selected for Best American Poetry, Harper's, and the Pushcart Prize.