I’m going to sit right here, let time wash over me. I’m going to sit right here, let time wash over me. Got to travel in mind because I can’t be free. Sit wise like a rock, let years rain on my head. Sit wise like a rock, let years rain on my head. If I … [Read more...]

KEYNOTE REMARKS, GODDARD COLLEGE MFA IN WRITING PROGRAM, JUNE 27, 2006 When we speak of “points of view,” we usually think spatially: about geographic location, social positioning, or psychological perspective. I’m going to take a different tack and ask you to … [Read more...]

The Guantánamo suicides. Suicide as “an act of asymmetrical warfare waged against us.” Suicide as “a good P.R. move.” Suicide as self-determination. Suicide as pragmatic response to the problem of an unbearable existence. Suicide as a text: “This is my letter to … [Read more...]

“Finally, I had this moment where someone was listening. It was amazing to be heard. When it disappears, and you’re back in the dark again, it’s sort of disappointing,” says Jean Rohe in a comment on the media reaction to her New School commencement speech. Or at … [Read more...]

NOTE: For a more straightforward account of my take on the McCain protest, go to my piece on Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jan-clausen/the-new-school-commenceme_b_21606.html …because they have learned how to hollow out democracy and make it … [Read more...]