Unglücklich das Land, das Helden nötig hat. (“Unhappy the Land that needs heroes.”) –Galileo in Brecht’s Leben des Galilei Dislike of the Subject As poet Marianne Moore once said about Poetry, “I too dislike it.” Apparently Brecht disliked it as well. I can’t say that I’m crazy about it either. In these post-9/11 days, the…
