The Sealey Challenge Day 8
The Sealey Challenge Day 8
She never knew what to expect from her furtive trysts with death
And much to
Richard Jeffrey Newman
A poet and essayist, I write about gender and sexuality, Jewish identity and culture, writing and translation. My goal? To make connections that matter. I also help other writers do the same.
The Sealey Challenge Day 7
The Sealey Challenge Day 7
A woman is not a horse you can trade, sell or shoot
when you get
Like Domestic Violence, Antisemitism Has Also Been A Thread Running Through My Life
“We’re building an oven in my basement,” the ringleader smiled. “When it’s finished, remember, we know where you live,”
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The Sealey Challenge Day 6
The Sealey Challenge Day 6
I don’t want the truth,
I want the lies,
so look this way,
say
The Sealey Challenge Day 5
The Sealey Challenge Day 5
When the police come,
I’m sitting at the table,
the cup of coffee
that
The Sealey Challenge Day 4
The Sealey Challenge Day 4
from “Capture” in Fate, Ai's fourth book
“You tricked me,” he gasped
as
The Sealey Challenge Day 3
The Sealey Challenge Day 3
Manhood, a dream, an illusion, I think,
as I lay down the photograph
and stand
The Sealey Challenge Day 2
God. The boot heel an inch above your head is mine.
God, say your prayers.
—from Killing Floor, Ai’s
The Sealey Challenge Day 1
For this year’s Sealey challenge, I'm reading the collected volumes on my shelf, starting with Ai’s.
Four by Four #57
Four Things To Read, Four Things To See, Four Things To Listen To, and Four Things About Me
On My Desk Now: I Still Miss The Friend I Wrote This Poem For
More than anyone else in my life, and despite the fact that we came from very, very different backgrounds, Adrienne accepted me for who I was.
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What Would Literature Be Missing Without You?
[I]f I had never written, if not a single word of mine had ever been published, literature would not be missing a thing.