Help Us Stay Paywall-Free

We rely on readers to keep our website open to all. Help sustain a public space for collective reasoning and imagination—make a tax-deductible donation today.

Donate Now
November/December 2006

Nir Rosen reports on Iraq’s descent into chaos; Elaine Scarry on military honor; Anatol Lieven on using American force wisely.

Charles Johnson on John Champlin Gardner;  Marc Gaba wins the 9th annual poetry contest

 

Special Report

Anatomy of a Civil War

Iraq’s Descent into Chaos
Nir Rosen

Why Military Honor Matters
Elaine Scarry
The 33-Day War
Hizbullah’s Victory, Israel’s Choice
Helena Cobban
The Lesser Evil
Using American Force Wisely
Anatol Lieven
On John Champlin Gardner
Charles Johnson

Fiction

In Rut
Madeline Kotowicz

On Film

Enduring Love
André Téchiné’s Changing Times
Alan A. Stone

On Poetry

Poet’s Sampler
Introduced by David Rivard
David Blair
Winner of the ninth annual Boston Review poetry contest
Introduced by C. D. Wright
Marc Gaba
Revealed
Mei-Mei Bressenbrugge’s I Love Artists
Susan Barbra

Sweet New Style
Lisa Robertson’s The Men
Tom Thompson
Microreviews

Poems

Visitation
Stephanie Pippin
Flag
Noah Eli Gordon
Missionary
Nick Admussen
Helpmate
Nick Admussen
Border Crossings
Landis Everson
from The Us
Joan Houlihan
I was astonished at the mysterious slow-motion quality
Martha Ronk

Boston Review is nonprofit and reader funded.

We believe in the power of collective reasoning and imagination to create a more just world. That’s why we’re committed to keeping our website free and open to everyone, regardless of ability to pay. But we can’t do it without the financial support of our readers.

Help sustain a public space for collective reasoning and imagination, without ads or paywalls:

Become a supporting reader today.

Sign Up for Our
Newsletter

Vital reading on politics, literature, and more in your inbox. Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter, Monthly Roundup, and event notifications.

Sign Up

A political and literary forum, independent and nonprofit since 1975. Registered 501(c)(3) organization.  Learn more about our mission

Become a Member

Make a tax-deductible donation today

Categories

Explore

More Info

Get Our Newsletter

Vital reading on politics, literature,
and more in your inbox

Sign Up
© 2023 All rights reserved.

We can't publish without your support.

For nearly 50 years, Boston Review has been a home for collective reasoning and imagination on behalf of a more just world.

But our future is never guaranteed. As a small, independent nonprofit, we have no endowment or single funder. We rely on contributions from readers like you to sustain our work.

If you appreciate what we publish and want to help ensure a future for the great writing and constructive debate that appears in our pages, please make a tax-deductible donation today.

Donate Now

"An indispensable pillar of the public sphere."

That’s what sociologist Alondra Nelson says of Boston Review. Independent and nonprofit, we believe in the power of collective reasoning and imagination to create a more just world.

That’s why there are no paywalls on our website, but we can’t do it without the support of our readers. Please make a tax-deductible donation to help us create a more inclusive and egalitarian public sphere—open to everyone, regardless of ability to pay.

Donate Now