Tag Archives: Wilhelm Reich

Reading the Gombrowicz Diary: an introduction and a warning

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Mark Kerstetter

One must play with uncovered cards…. Other diaries should be to this one what the words “I am like this” are to “I want to be like this”…. One cannot be nothingness all week and then suddenly expect to exist … Continue reading →

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Wilhelm Reich in Lewisburg

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Mark Kerstetter

Cows in the yardcorn in the shuckclit clat of Amish horses The sun rises and setson a dead treein a forgotten field The Susquehanna Riverflows cold and darkin the valley Boys roam White Deerwoods with gunsand girls play house This … Continue reading →

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Amazement in the Writings of Wilhelm Reich

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Mark Kerstetter

In March of 1957, during Wilhelm Reich’s court-ordered psychiatric examination, Reich heard the sound of an airplane. He turned to his examiner and informed him that the plane was a sign that he, Reich, would be protected. As an expert … Continue reading →

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Nicelle Davis: Becoming Judas

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Mark Kerstetter

What if we thought about the gospel story of atonement in terms of a children’s game? — I don’t wanna play Judas. You play Judas. — I don’t wanna play Judas. You play Judas. But somebody’s got to play Judas, … Continue reading →

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