Monthly Archives: June 2011

“The Arizona Way or the American Way?” by Mark Budman

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Since I am a legal immigrant myself, I might understandably react to Arizona’s new law on immigration even more strongly than a native might. Though I am not a Latino, this issue of potential tough enforcement affects every immigrant group … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: OLIVER DE LA PAZ

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

INSOMNIA AS TRANSFIGURATION by Oliver de la Paz Because the night is a scattering of sounds—blunt branches hurtling to the ground, a nest stir, a sigh from someone beside me. Because I am awake and know that I am not … Continue reading →

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Dispatch from West Hollywood: A Booklist on the Pre-History of Pride

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

June is GLBT Pride month, which means for most (including myself) festivals, parades, 18-dollar cosmopolitans, and picking glitter out of my hair until early August. At the West Hollywood Pride parade last weekend, the marching pageantry of floats and performers … Continue reading →

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The Coming Crisis of Op-Ed Food: Plenty of Plenty in the New Food Plutocracy

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

By Liam Hysjulien [This piece was originally published in Truthout.] As food prices, both in this country and abroad, continue their steady ascent, the amount we should pay for food remains a contested issue. In a February 21, 2011, Huffington … Continue reading →

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Gary Johnson: Pro and Con

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

Before I was a leftist, I was a libertarian. I voted for the Libertarian Party presidential nominee in my first three U.S. general elections—1988, 1992, and 1996—and in 2000, I voted for George W. Bush, one of only 18 people … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: OCEAN VUONG

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

By Ocean Vuong: TO LOVE WELL is to place a hand   on another’s chest and know   that the heart only beats   when locked in a cage   of bone. DEPARTURE Dawn cracks: a lightning bolt carving slowly through the clouds. All … Continue reading →

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FRIDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: HANNAH GAMBLE

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

YOUR INVITATION TO A MODEST BREAKFAST by HANNAH GAMBLE It’s too cold to smoke outside, but if you come over, I’ll keep my hands to myself, or won’t I. I would like to tell you about the wall eaten up … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

I’ve been asked to explain a bit about the personal essays I often contribute to this blog. I wrote most of them for the popular “Readers Write” feature in my favorite literary magazine, The Sun. Each month they propose a … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: KEETJE KUIPERS, REVISITED

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

By Keetje Kuipers: THE OPEN SPACES She said it was a place that held nothing but sadness for her. Still, I think I could lie down in it forever, head resting in the sagebrush flats. I told her I once … Continue reading →

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FRIDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: KEETJE KUIPERS

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

4TH OF JULY by KEETJE KUIPERS If I have any romantic notions left, please let me abandon them here on the dashboard of your Subaru beside this container of gas station potato salad and bottle of sunscreen. Otherwise, my heart … Continue reading →

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