Knocking At The Gate

The Spring/Summer 2020 issue of Subtropics , the literary magazine of the University of Florida, included "Rebel" by Sylvie Baumgartel: Savonarola was hanged & burned With two others in the same Square where he had called for the Mass burning of paintings, Mirrors, books & makeup. Full poem here.

The issue probably isn't over, but a federal court ruled that the Florida's flagship state university may not prohibit its faculty members from testifying in court in litigation against the state. (The case in question regarded voting rights.) U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mark Walker's 74-page decision contains some forceful language, and opens with a description of how Chinese political suppression has led to serious harm to Hong Kong universities. More on the story from the Chronicle of Higher Education .