John W. W. Zeiser

John W. W. Zeiser is a poet, journalist, and critic, currently living in Maine.

Articles

The Dreams Matter More
All the debates about “the middle class” come laden with one big false assumption.
John W. W. ZeiserDec 15, 2020
- Politics
The Times, They Aren’t a’Changin’
John W. W. Zeiser explains how Senator Cotton's op-ed makes all too much sense for the Gray Lady.
John W. W. ZeiserJun 8, 2020
“A Mix of Malcolm and Milton”: On Corey Robin’s “The Enigma of Clarence Thomas”
John W. W. Zeiser finds many keys in “The Enigma of Clarence Thomas” by Corey Robin.
John W. W. ZeiserSep 30, 2019
- Law
- Politics
Keep Even Man Where He Belongs
John W. W. Zeiser on the graphic adaptations "The Epic of Gilgamesh" by Kent H. Dixon and Kevin H. Dixon and "Kafkaesque: Fourteen Stories" by Peter Kuper.
John W. W. ZeiserAug 17, 2019
- Comics
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.
John W. W. ZeiserSep 3, 2018
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
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."
John W. W. ZeiserDec 26, 2017
- Economics and Finance
- History
Requiem for a Media: On the Execution of LA Weekly
John W. W. Zeiser laments the loss of "LA Weekly" to corporate interest.
John W. W. ZeiserDec 5, 2017
Zora Neale Hurston: “A Genius of the South”
John W. W. Zeiser reviews Peter Bagge's graphic biography "Fire!! The Zora Neale Hurston Story."
John W. W. ZeiserNov 13, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- Comics
Politicon: Where Cheers and Jeers Are More Important Than Political Engagement
Politicon: Where Cheers and Jeers Are More Important Than Political Engagement
John W. W. ZeiserAug 8, 2017
Don't Expect Liberalism to Come to the Defense of Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Don't Expect Liberalism to Come to the Defense of Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor - BLARB
John W. W. ZeiserJun 7, 2017
Making Meaning at Coachella, in an Era of Collapse
Making Meaning at Coachella, in an Era of Collapse - BLARB
John W. W. ZeiserApr 19, 2017
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.
John W. W. ZeiserNov 30, 2016
- Fiction
Breakup Sex in a Hamlet-Mobile
Breakup Sex in a Hamlet-Mobile
John W. W. ZeiserNov 15, 2016
Lost in Thought
John W. W. Zeiser on "Vaseline Buddha".
John W. W. ZeiserJul 12, 2016
- Fiction
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.
John W. W. ZeiserJan 21, 2016
- Comics
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.
John W. W. ZeiserDec 19, 2014
- Around the World
- Memoir & Essay