I will write songs against you, enemies of my people; I will pelt you with the winged seeds of the dandelion; I will marshal against you the fireflies of the dusk.
Charles Reznikoff.
It's not much, but it needs to be done. My Iranian publisher asked me to provide a brief promotional video for the Persian translation of Museum, Inc. I only wish, in the interest of peace, that I could provide the same for a non-existent Hebrew version, unfortunately I ran afoul of the Hasbara after I was overheard in São Paulo in a friendly conversation with a Palestinian curator, after which the Brazilian translation of Museum, Inc. was curiously canceled.
I’m satisfied with the first part of this promo, but the second part could use some work, in particular with the mangled Marxism. How this connected with my Persian readers, let alone the Ministry for Culture and Islamic Guidance, I’ll probably never know.
You be the judge—which is more than the Israelis were ready to allow.
WOID XXIV-48
June 22, 2025