I arrived at Zuccotti Park this afternoon feeling agitated about the news coming out of Oakland. Videos had surfaced showing police lobbing several types of "non-lethal" projectiles, including tear gas canisters, at peaceful demonstrators, after shutting down their … [Read more...]

The foam board sign with the message BECA-- USE THEY'RE TRYING TO DRIVE OUR PLANET OFF A CLIFF that I wear around my neck at Zuccotti Park has another message lettered on the reverse side: NYPD: END STOP & FRISK, a souvenir of last week's Harlem demonstration … [Read more...]

I thought a lot about space today, in relation to Occupy Wall Street. I walked from my house to Zuccotti Park, which I hadn't done as yet going in that direction though I've walked the same route from Manhattan home. I followed Flatbush Avenue all the way to … [Read more...]

What is it about the words BECA-- USE THEY'RE TRYING TO DRIVE OUR PLANET OFF A CLIFF that you don't understand, Mr. Middle-Aged Biker with an all-American accent and a jersey that reads "USSR" in Cyrillic letters ( and is further adorned with a hammer and sickle)? … [Read more...]

"The great thing about it," I found myself explaining to my mother on the telephone last night, "is that I get to read poetry, which means I'm spending time with wonderful literature instead of just shouting slogans that I might agree with but really don't find … [Read more...]