Essay

Essay

An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument — but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays have traditionally been sub-classified as formal and informal.

Essay People (First 44 people) - Page 3

Suki Kim

Suki Kim

American journalist

Philippe Delerm

Philippe Delerm

French writer

Sarah Joseph

Sarah Joseph

Novelist

Kovilan

Kovilan

Indian novelist

Harry Crews

Harry Crews

American novelist

Kamleshwar

Kamleshwar

Indian writer

J. M. G. Le Clézio

J. M. G. Le Clézio

French writer

V.S. Naipaul

V.S. Naipaul

Trinidadian-British writer

Arnon Grunberg

Arnon Grunberg

Dutch writer

Robertson Davies

Robertson Davies

Canadian novelist

Edmundo Paz Soldán

Edmundo Paz Soldán

Bolivian writer

Bharati Mukherjee

Bharati Mukherjee

Writer

Pencho Slaveykov

Pencho Slaveykov

Bulgarian poet

Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran

Lebanese-American writer

The Fire This Time

The Fire This Time

Book

Joan Retallack

Joan Retallack

American poet

Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza

Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza

Book by Gloria E. Anzaldúa

M. K. Sanu

M. K. Sanu

Writer

Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa

Portuguese poet

Ocean Vuong

Ocean Vuong

American poet

Kathryn Stripling Byer

Kathryn Stripling Byer

American poet

Alfred Corn

Alfred Corn

American poet

Tekkan Yosano

Tekkan Yosano

Japanese author

Hanif Abdurraqib

Hanif Abdurraqib

American poet

Ocean Vuong

Ocean Vuong

American poet

Lourd de Veyra

Lourd de Veyra

Filipino musician

Etel Adnan

Etel Adnan

Lebanese-American poet

Ben Lerner

Ben Lerner

American poet

Jagannath Prasad Das

Jagannath Prasad Das

Indian writer

Frances Harper

Frances Harper

American poet

Merlie M. Alunan

Merlie M. Alunan

Poet

Jayanth Kaikini

Jayanth Kaikini

Poet

Anne Carson

Anne Carson

Canadian poet

bae in-hyuk ha jin

bae in-hyuk ha jin

American-Chinese poet

This American Life

This American Life

Radio program

Trishanku

Trishanku

Book by Agyeya

John O'Hara

John O'Hara

American writer

Tales of a Traveller

Tales of a Traveller

Book by Washington Irving

The Sketch Book

The Sketch Book


Giorgio Manganelli

Giorgio Manganelli

Italian journalist

Unicorn Variation

Unicorn Variation

Book by Roger Zelazny

Jayne Anne Phillips

Jayne Anne Phillips

American novelist

André Aciman

André Aciman

Writer

Lydia Davis

Lydia Davis

American short story writer