In light of the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 2001, and the dedication of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum occurring this Sunday, we present here a collection of recent articles and personal essays that attempt to illuminate these events through the written word:

"Beyond Grief and Grievance: The poetry of 9/11 and its aftermath." (Poetry Foundation) [2]

A consideration [3] of the September 11 memorial. (New Yorker [4])

Salon [5] names the most "shameful and embarrassing" works of fiction published about the tragedy.

The Daily Beast [6] discusses the poetry of Adam Zagajewski, whose poem “Try to Praise the Mutilated World” appeared shortly after 9/11 and captured the feeling of that historical moment.

The Millions today published two articles: "Strange Flights [7]," a remembrance by Christopher Schaberg, a former airport worker turned writer; and "Severe Clear [8]," a personal essay by novelist Holly LeCraw.

An interview with former New York Times reporter and debut novelist, Amy Waldman, author of The Submission, which the Financial Times called “the best 9/11 novel to date.” (Daily Beast [9])

inReads [10] excerpts the recently published memoir of Lauren Manning, a survivor of the 9/11 attacks and former executive at Cantor Fitzgerald.

The reminiscences of a former national guardsman who enlisted before 9/11 to help pay for college and later served in Afghanistan. (Slate [11])