Homo Vitruvius by A. Jay Adler

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Essays on literature, culture, society, and all things human. Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and memoir. A writer's renascent light against the darkness.
"Sing of human unsuccess / In a rapture of distress."

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About A. Jay Adler

Writer. Reader. Professor of English. Essays, poetry, fiction & creative nonfiction, memoir. A writer's renascent light against the darkness, shined through, literature, culture, and ideas. Second substack, American Samizdat: for a democratic future.

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