May 2005
The “May 2005” Issue of the Brooklyn Rail was published on May 4, 2005.
Poetry
Probes of Near-Field Optical Microscopy
– By Shanxing WangHero of the Local: Robert Creeley and the Persistence of American Poetry
– By Charles BernsteinRoad Atlas; (Broken Free, the Mourning Cloak Butterfly Seeks the Swaddling of Its Cocoon.); Chimneys Impregnate the Clouds
– By Jenny BoullyFrom A's Degeneracy
– By Shanxing Wang