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Queer Heroism and Cultural Assimilation in Ginsberg’s Howl
Allen Ginsberg is widely recognized as one of the defining voices of the Beat Generation and one of the most innovative stylists of twentieth-century American poetry. Characterized by gritty diction, rhythmic syntax, extended repetition, and improvisational energy, his poetry explores questions of identity, spirituality, and sexual liberation while challenging the cultural assumptions of postwar America.…
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Performative Empathy
If you ask me, performative empathy is worse than being unempathetic. At least you know, when someone is incapable of feeling empathy, the logic or reasoning behind attitude and behavior. It feels humane. Sure you can be discerning about the value of philosophical morality, character judgment, greater effect on society, what have you. But in…
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Farmer’s Apple
It was enchanting— the first bite of the first fruit. Reassured by company, and by what only crawls close to the earth. If only you had said why it was forbidden— to keep me, to be loved. After that bite, we knew: we were not free. Eternal paradise, traded for something smaller— your version of…
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Loitering with Purpose
Monday 11:00 PM I know I talk too much. It has always been an insecurity I use to attack myself. Especially when I feel embarrassed, whether because I have misspoken or been misunderstood. Ironically, I actually love to talk. Sometimes I can talk myself into oblivion. Complete and utter senseless nonsense. Don’t let it be…
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Who’s Paying for the American Dream to Come True?
“In the bond market, Treasury yields climbed further. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.66% from 4.61% late Monday and from less than 4% before the war with Iran began. That’s a notable increase, and it’s part of a worldwide climb that’s making stock prices look even more expensive and threatening to slow…
