TIME: for John Perlman
This poem is for John Perlman. John was not my only poetry teacher, but he was the only teacher I had who was a poet, and his influence on my writing, and on my view of...
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Lonergan Off Again OK, I admit to just wanting to write that. I am addicted to puns. But the purpose of this piece is somewhat to the point. To wit: I long ago posted...
Read MoreLIGHTNING RODS
I suppose you could say Helen Dewitt’s Lightning Rods is a dirty book. Deliciously, scrupulously dirty. But I wouldn’t say that. True, it has the tang of illicit...
Read MoreIF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SECEDE….
The state of Texas is once again trying to secede. I think we ought to join in this movement. Where does it say a non-Texan can’t vote for Texas secession?...
Read MoreBEFORE THE STORM
BEFORE THE STORM BY RICK PERLSTEIN Rick Perlstein’s Before The Storm is a prequel to his book Nixonland and views the rise of the modern conservative movement through...
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