Reactions

LETTER

Feedback from readers

Alvin Irby deserves a standing ovation for starting Barbershop Books, a literacy program for young Black boys (“Barbershop Books” by Christine Ro, July/August 2018). Irby’s commitment and accomplishments are a blessing. Thank you.

GARR PARKS

Savannah, Georgia

TRENDING

Hanif Abdurraqib’s profile of poet Terrance Hayes (“My Past and—all the way down to the sentence level—a thing of beauty.” Another reader, Ayokunle Falomo (@AFalomo), shared his appreciation: “What a gift. What a time to be alive.”