Eleanor Lerman

Eleanor Lerman is the author of Our Post-Soviet History Unfolds, for which she won The Nation's 2006 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize.

The Anthropic Principle The Anthropic Principle

Two red drinks--pure alcohol, with a maraschino cherry--in the bar next door, deep in the afternoon. While I hide in my

Dec 7, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Eleanor Lerman

The Mayans The Mayans

The scowl is caught in jadeite. The flattened face on a green bead displayed in the orchestral light of the museum also boards the train on Steinway Street.

Dec 7, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Eleanor Lerman

The Bondage Club The Bondage Club

In the morning we put on our sharp blue suits and go to hear the delegates speak through broken teeth. These are the women whose names the press must be

Dec 7, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Eleanor Lerman

That Sure Is My Little Dog That Sure Is My Little Dog

Yes, indeed, that is my house that I am carrying around on my back like a bullet-proof shell and yes, that sure is my little dog walking a hard road in hard boots. And

Dec 7, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Eleanor Lerman

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