New History | Poetry

Jessica Laser

Maybe the worst thing about American Puritanism is the position it forces its opponents into.  — Robert Hass 1. Jimmy, when we say sorry, is it I love you in disguise? Everyone does it, marries the Stranger, taboo to do it otherwise. When we say we don’t Understand, is it I could put my faith in you, Someone I don’t really know? Compared to us He was a Rabbi. One...