My first book is out!

Here's the cover of my first book, Poetics, Politics, and Praxis: Rereading Audre Lorde and Julia de Burgos. This was originally my master's thesis. It was published by a German press, and is available on Amazon.com here.

Welcome warm weather!

Ok, I have come to realize that Oklahoma weather is absolutely CRAZY. We went through weeks when it was 35 degrees one day, followed by 80 degrees the next day, followed by a hail storm the following day, and 60 mph winds the day after. I spent several months trying to figure out what season we're in!

Then all of a sudden, this week: BAM. Welcome summer. The swimming pool at our apartment complex is open. The weather is a balmy 80-90 degrees, and I'm wishing my air conditioning in my van worked better. What the #@@$%%?? Not that I'm complaining. We've spent the last two afternoons basking in the sunshine at the swimming pool, and I've already got a mild sunburn. Suddenly it's very nice to be living in Oklahoma!

Azfar's childhood photos

Azfar has only a few photos from his childhood--here they are! The baby he's pulling behind him on the bicycle is Rosy. And check out the young philosopher in the top photo!

You know you're in Oklahoma if...

I feel like a true Oklahoman now. I went into a gas station the other day, and discovered that they not only sold gas and potato chips, but also horse saddles, along with any equipment you would need for horseriding! Really. Only in Oklahoma.

Mutiny in Bangladesh

There was a mutiny among Bangladesh border guards over the last two days. Check out the story here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/26/bangladesh-mutiny

Beautiful Paintings of Bangladesh

I just came across these images that depict the problems related to climate change in Bangladesh, at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/sep/10/climatechange.scienceofclimatechange?picture=337409567

Azfar's new book is out!

It's being published now at the Ekushey Book Fair in Bangladesh.