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Roy Peter Clark

Reporter · US

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Sep 11, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Roy Peter Clark

    How Jim Dwyer found the words to write about 9/11 - Poynter (opens the original)

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    When I see the bylines of certain reporters, I will read whatever they write. Jim Dwyer of The New York Times is one of those. Jim became, in my mind, the prose-poet of 9/11, the journalist who has, with a special decency and power, managed to chronicle the lingering effects of a horrible day. Jim won an ASNE Distinguished Writing Award for his short stories about specific objects that became relics of the Twin Towers disaster: a squeegee used to escape an elevator, a family photo found in the r

  2. Article · Jul 15, 2026 · Roy Peter Clark

    The writing lesson hidden inside ‘The Odyssey’ - Poynter (opens the original)

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    Editor’s note: This essay was originally published in 2012 and has been lightly edited. With “The Odyssey” back in the cultural conversation ahead of Christopher Nolan’s star-studded adaptation, opening July 17, we’re revisiting one of Roy Peter Clark’s favorite writing lessons: “Get the name of the dog.” Our dog Rex, a Jack Russell terrier, turned 18 years old this week. He was mentioned in The New York Times a few years ago; I was quoted as saying that my wife Karen and I loved that dog more t

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