I’m so frightful in the morning,

Of my long awaited goals,

Sorry they’re fantasmal.

I’m so ambitious in the evening,

Of all my anticipated roles,

But I’ll make them more than rehearsal

        In the morning

        When I’m not so drunk.

Alex Manzoni is a lover of all things literary and believer in the power of culture to influence politics. He has taught a variety of topics, such as critical race studies, gender studies, humanities & globalization, and law & literature. Completing a PhD in psychoanalysis and law and podcasting on poets and poetry in Emotion Put Into Measure. He feels blessed that the drink hasn’t caught up to him yet. And he’s also reluctant to allow anyone to read this bio he quickly spewed onto a page over a beer.