In Rilke’s great poem, “Statue of an Archaic Apollo,” the poet articulates the moral statement which the wonderfully wrought torso proclaims: “You must change your life.” Is this the message of the modern Apollo? And if so, how is it we must change?
The Moon Landing & Its Aftermath Read More »
All of them appeared to be composed of sharp angles between muscle and bone, stretched taught and teasing the notion that a body can rip—that theirs hadn’t yet.
Composition of a Fall Read More »
If you write urgently, honestly, I think that it can be easier to be surprised by your own thoughts, your own verse. And that surprise happens many times.
Meat to Reckon With: A Conversation with CM Burroughs Read More »
Seventy years after the fall of Nazi Germany, it is startling to witness a resurgence of the fear of an enemy within. Europe’s future hinges on how this issue is resolved.
The Limits of Contradiction Read More »
Sex. Brutality. Animal faces. Wrathful oceans. Rickety boats. Stupid men who robbed my human rights. Insecure love affairs. Floating corpses’ love affairs. Am I also a floating corpse? What else?
Farewell to Douala Read More »
The Netherlands Carillon can only be understood against a background of two nations trying to reinvent themselves during the Cold War.
A Story of Dissonance: An Interview with Diederik Oostdijk Read More »
When he got to her she was sitting in the cart with her back to him, holding a quarter between her fingertips and looking at the people on the sidewalk coming toward her.
Three days ago, as I was driving past the palace, I could already see right through it.
“Palast der Republik” Read More »
Before long, I found myself thinking and dreaming in German, and I wondered what Dad would have thought of that.
Looking for Germany Read More »
Artists can be canaries flying down into mines or diving underwater.
Ekphrasis Hybrid: A Review of Harriet Levin’s “My Oceanography” Read More »
