Republication of Jonathan Swift's humorous and infamous essay "A Modest Proposal." "Hunger, poverty, overpopulation– society's ills have changed little since 1729 when renowned satirist and author of Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift, posited a novel solutions to Ireland's pressing problems: use children as food! Radical, fascinating and as relevant as the day as it was written. ... [details]
Edited by Betsy Sussler. Essays "Constance DeJong, I.T.I.L.O.E.," by Richard Beckett, "Michael McClard, The Naked Eye," by Betsy Sussler; "Interview," by Paul Bowles; "Un Tour d'Hoizon," by Richard Armstrong; "The White Shirt," by Burt Barr; "Evening," by Barry Yourgrau; "Harry at Work, A Scenes from Harry's Story," by Michael Alfie; "My First Poem," by Peter Scheldahl; "Summer 1980," by Luc Sante; "Clinton Street," by Fred Brathwaite and Olivier Mosset; "Some Photographs and Brain," by Jane Warrick; "Is It Hemingway or Is It Memorex," by Glenn O'Brien; "The Shoestore in Caborca. ... [details]