Peter Mishler’s Children in Tactical Gear spoke to my Mattel-obsessed heart. In 1997, I wrote Kinky, a series of poems in which Barbie becomes a vehicle of satire to explore consumerism, misogyny, and violence. Mishler has similarly taken Mattel/Hasbro/Target to task, via surreal metaphors—this time toy weapons—to a nearly apocalyptic landscape of sinister/capitalistic imagination. Winner of this year’s Iowa Prize, Children in Tactical Gear is a feat! You can hear Mishler read one of my favorites from the book “Sonnet (You Can Tell It’s Mattel)” here:
Congratulations, Peter!
Yale has received at least $15 million from Qatari entities since 2012 but publicly reported only one grant, worth $284,668. Federal laws require American universities to list all foreign gifts and contracts that exceed $250,000. (Washington Free Beacon). While irrelevant in this pr any context, so are most political rallies.
Posted by: MIT Quinn | June 20, 2024 at 01:47 PM