John W. W. Zeiser is a poet, journalist, and critic. He lives in Los Angeles.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
Beyond “Carceral Capitalism”
In "Carceral Capitalism," Wang’s essays set up the abolition of the carceral state as one of the key moral battles of this century....
Et in Arcadia Ego
How did René Descartes produce "cheap lives"? John W. W. Zeiser on "A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things."...
Zora Neale Hurston: “A Genius of the South”
John W. W. Zeiser reviews Peter Bagge's graphic biography "Fire!! The Zora Neale Hurston Story."...
Bae Suah’s Narrative Collapse
The recently translated “A Greater Music” by Bae Suah is a dreamy time-warp of a novel that complicates our relationship with reality....
Lost in Thought
John W. W. Zeiser on "Vaseline Buddha"....
Beyond the Biopic
In an age where every other movie seems to be based on a "true" story or on the life of some revered leader, "Red Rosa" stands out as a way to do biography right....
Secrets and Lies
Kim came to the DPRK to escape her sorrows. But she should have known that a place with such systemic problems could not possibly offer her solace....
BLARB BLOG POSTS
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Requiem for a Media: On the Execution of LA Weekly
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Politicon: Where Cheers and Jeers Are More Important Than Political Engagement
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Don’t Expect Liberalism to Come to the Defense of Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
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Making Meaning at Coachella, in an Era of Collapse
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Breakup Sex in a Hamlet-Mobile
