The surgeon is a French surrealist-- I mean: a legislator. … [Read more...]

I open the newspaper: Harvesting of the face was complicated by the convergence of several teams to remove other organs from the donor, but the operation was complete by 5 a.m. Sunday. Before the donor's funeral, a separate team of doctors reconstructed her face … [Read more...]

I'm on hiatus while I cope with the end of the semester. But my thoughts on the recent work of Michael Cunningham are on offer at the following Web address: http://bostonreview.net/BR30.6/clausen.html. The piece is also available in the current print edition of … [Read more...]

  STRIKE SONNET So many years an adjunct--now, to strike 'em. The employer of my mind should get a clue. In classrooms, brilliant kiddies strut their stuff. Lips that would suck form prayers to point-of-view. While I play fairy godmom to their … [Read more...]

I feel that I’m caught in the invisible arms of government in a country slowly dying beyond our grasp--David Wojnarowicz November 9, 2005: It’s just past 8 a.m. when I turn the corner onto Washington Square South, taken aback not to hear any noise yet. It seems … [Read more...]