Leah Hager Cohen has written seven novels and five works of nonfiction. Her book, "I Don't Know," was inspired by an essay she wrote for Cognoscenti. She is the Barrett Professor of Creative Writing at the College of the Holy Cross.
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The moral imperative to show up anyway
'What good will it do?' is the question people ask upon learning I’m participating in a 40-day solidarity Fast for Gaza, writes Leah Hager Cohen. For most of us, it's...
Letting go is an act of faith
Nothing is permanent. Nothing lasts forever, not people, not wars, not governments, not nations, writes Leah Hager Cohen, in the wake of Joe Biden's decision to end his re-election bid....
The fury born of moral certitude
The adrenaline-fueled contemporaneous framings of what is unfolding right now in Israel and Palestine pit wildly disparate interpretations against one another, writes Leah Hager Cohen. There is the sense that...
To support a 'beautiful resistance' I faced questions about my own responsibility
Over the last year, Leah Hager Cohen has attended weekly Zoom seminars about Israel and Palestine. After a recent seminar, she was compelled to make a donation to a Palestinian...
May we honor their sense of wonder
Perhaps one way to honor the memory of the 6- and 7-year-olds killed at Sandy Hook, writes Leah Hager Cohen, is by committing to try, collectively, for some measure of...
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The courage to say 'I don't know'
So much becomes possible when we honor doubt, writes Leah Hager Cohen.
Contemplating Humanity In The Age Of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev And Dylann Roof
Our mortal inability to adequately fathom others with subtlety and humility: this is our universal tragedy.
Men’s Anger, Women’s Fear — How Do We Change These Scripts?
The rationale behind Elliot Rodger's alleged killing spree amplify the toxic ideals of masculinity that pervade our society.
Why I Sent My 'Typical' Kids To A Preschool For Autistic Children
The experience taught them to look beyond the reductive thinking that labels tend to foster.
Memories From The Lockdown
During the manhunt for the Marathon bombing suspects, people in and around Boston were told to "shelter in place." Leah Hager Cohen recalls the strangeness of it all.