J. Kates
Cognoscenti contributor
J. Kates is a poet and literary translator who lives in Fitzwilliam, N.H.
Recently published
Fondly Do We Hope: Reflections On The Civil War, A Century And A Half Later
On the 150th anniversary of the surrender at Appomattox, it's painfully clear that the issues that underlay and fueled the Civil War survived it.
Wistful For A Time When We Could Laugh At Ourselves
It is genial, cultural comedy that seems to have disappeared, the kind of laughter that softens your attitudes toward your neighbor.
Otis Byrd: No Man Is An Island — Or Merely A Symbol
At what point does the individual case fall victim to an inherited history?
Our Modern Cannibalism: Why Winter Brings Out The Worst In Some Of Us
When public transportation grinds to a halt, we throw our iciest snowballs at the people working to get and keep the trains and buses moving.
The Difference Between Being White And Non-White In The United States
People of color almost always begin with an acknowledgment of their 'race,' not because they want to, but because they have to.
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Some Thoughts On The Nature Of Property
On paper, the woods near my home have belonged to me for nearly 30 years. But what does that really mean?
In The Shadow Of A Good Man: Mississippi Burning, 50 Years Later
Fifty years later, the significance of “Freedom Summer,” the Mississippi Voting Project of 1964, gets measured not by our accomplishments, but by our losses.