This Reasonable Habit

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“WE SHOULD SAY IN PUBLIC WHATEVER WE SAY IN PRIVATE.”

“NO, RAINER – I THINK OUR PRIVACY MAKES A PUBLIC.”

“WE SHOULD SAY IN PUBLIC WHATEVER WE SAY IN PRIVATE.”

“NO, RAINER – I THINK OUR PRIVACY MAKES A PUBLIC.”

Violet and Rainer, on a long phone call, host an imaginary literary summit. Their 26 attendees—A to Z—disagree about casualwear, animal metaphors, fascist art, and other everyday problems. Poets organize panels, one-act plays, and afterparties to answer questions like: What makes sex good? What constitutes a good reason to dislike someone? And how have you been, lately?