Tag Archives: Brooklyn

We are wonderful

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

There is a recent story in the NYT about child sexual abuse in the Hasidic community of Brooklyn. It seems that when parents of abused children – who were abused in places like the mikveh, or ritual bath-house, and in religious … Continue reading →

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The Most Depressing Sight I Ever Saw

Posted on September 11, 2009 by

Below is a poem I wrote while siting in a Chinese restaurant in the days following Sept. 11, 2001. It was rejected by the New Yorker. I hope the general feeling is still recognizable. “Still Life with City” Our terrible … Continue reading →

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