The Quietest Painting in the Room
Matthew is about to get created in the exchange just the way Adam was, is about to come alive to himself and to history in a way no one, least of all this poor, pantalooned sop, had imagined a few coins ago.
David’s Dropped Stone
David’s body is one machine, a man full of God’s might — of faith so strong he can wield it like a sword.
The Breaking Towers: on Hart Crane’s Crumbling Muses
Say even that Crane is a decent poet and a dozen thinkers will write in to say that you’ve finally lost it; will wonder even whether you’re being sincere, or simply provocative.