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Find Your Voice: Pride Month 2023 Poetry

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Celebrate Pride Month 2023 with poetry titles by authors of the LGBTQ+ community. Explore themes across the spectrums and intersections of queer identity. Created June 2023.

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Alive at the End of the World

Alive at the End of the World

Poems

by Jones, Saeed

Book - 2022

Saeed writes poems that are lyrical, playful, musical, and political. It troubles expectations and asks the reader to challenge their assumptions about Bl...Show more Saeed writes poems that are lyrical, playful, musical, and political. It troubles expectations and asks the reader to challenge their assumptions about Blackness, sexuality, and socioeconomics. Saeed is responding here to white supremacy, heteronormativity, respectability politics, and the murders of Black people. In the service of equity and peace, Saeed elevates the matters that keep him up at night. If Prelude was a jettisoning of the oppressive structures Saeed experienced during his upbringing, "ALIVE" is a reminder that the work goes on, that freedom and equity are inextricably linked. Show less

Saeed writes poems that are lyrical, playful, musical, and political. It troubles expectations and asks the reader to challenge their assumptions about Bl...Show more Saeed writes poems that are lyrical, playful, musical, and political. It troubles expectations and asks the reader to challenge their assumptions about Blackness, sexuality, and socioeconomics. Saeed is responding here to white supremacy, heteronormativity, respectability politics, and the murders of Black people. In the service of equity and peace, Saeed elevates the matters that keep him up at night. If Prelude was a jettisoning of the oppressive structures Saeed experienced during his upbringing, "ALIVE" is a reminder that the work goes on, that freedom and equity are inextricably linked. Show less

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All the Flowers Kneeling

All the Flowers Kneeling

by Tran, Paul

Book - 2022

A profound meditation on physical, emotional, and psychological transformation in the aftermath of imperial violence and interpersonal abuse, from a poet both "tender and unflinching" (Khadijah Queen) A profound meditation on physical, emotional, and psychological transformation in the aftermath of imperial violence and interpersonal abuse, from a poet both "tender and unflinching" (Khadijah Queen) Show less

A profound meditation on physical, emotional, and psychological transformation in the aftermath of imperial violence and interpersonal abuse, from a poet both "tender and unflinching" (Khadijah Queen) A profound meditation on physical, emotional, and psychological transformation in the aftermath of imperial violence and interpersonal abuse, from a poet both "tender and unflinching" (Khadijah Queen) Show less

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Time Is A Mother

Time Is A Mother

by Vuong, Ocean

Book - 2022

Ocean Vuong's second collection of poetry looks inward, on the aftershocks of his mother's death, and the struggle - and rewards - of staying present in t...Show more Ocean Vuong's second collection of poetry looks inward, on the aftershocks of his mother's death, and the struggle - and rewards - of staying present in the world. "Time Is a Mother" moves outward and onward, in concert with the themes of "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous," as Vuong continues, through his work, his profound exploration of personal trauma, of what it means to be the product of an American war in America, and how to circle these fragmented tragedies to find not a restoration, but the epicenter of the break. Show less

Ocean Vuong's second collection of poetry looks inward, on the aftershocks of his mother's death, and the struggle - and rewards - of staying present in t...Show more Ocean Vuong's second collection of poetry looks inward, on the aftershocks of his mother's death, and the struggle - and rewards - of staying present in the world. "Time Is a Mother" moves outward and onward, in concert with the themes of "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous," as Vuong continues, through his work, his profound exploration of personal trauma, of what it means to be the product of an American war in America, and how to circle these fragmented tragedies to find not a restoration, but the epicenter of the break. Show less

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We Are Mermaids

We Are Mermaids

Poems

by Burt, Stephanie

Book - 2022

Stephanie Burt's poems in "We Are Mermaids" are never just one thing. Instead, they revel in their multiplicity, their interconnectedness, their...Show more Stephanie Burt's poems in "We Are Mermaids" are never just one thing. Instead, they revel in their multiplicity, their interconnectedness, their secret powers to become much more than they at first seem...With humor and insight, Burt's poems have always cherished and examined the things of this world, both real and imagined objects of fascination and desire. In this resplendent new collection, her observation and care flourish into her most fulfilled book yet. These poems shake off indecisiveness and doubt to reach joys through romance and family, through nature (urban and otherwise), and through imaginative community. "We Are Mermaids" is a trans book, a fangirl book, a book about coming together. Show less

Stephanie Burt's poems in "We Are Mermaids" are never just one thing. Instead, they revel in their multiplicity, their interconnectedness, their...Show more Stephanie Burt's poems in "We Are Mermaids" are never just one thing. Instead, they revel in their multiplicity, their interconnectedness, their secret powers to become much more than they at first seem...With humor and insight, Burt's poems have always cherished and examined the things of this world, both real and imagined objects of fascination and desire. In this resplendent new collection, her observation and care flourish into her most fulfilled book yet. These poems shake off indecisiveness and doubt to reach joys through romance and family, through nature (urban and otherwise), and through imaginative community. "We Are Mermaids" is a trans book, a fangirl book, a book about coming together. Show less

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A Year

A Year

& Other Poems

by Charles, Jos

Book - 2022

This third collection by trans poet Charles (after "feeld," the 2019 Pulitzer poetry finalist) registers a year characterized by loss, separatio...Show more This third collection by trans poet Charles (after "feeld," the 2019 Pulitzer poetry finalist) registers a year characterized by loss, separation and despair for a planet in the process of environmental annihilation ("Desert hills all / aflame"). This new collection adheres to a more personal, intimate aesthetic ("Our separate smoke/ caught/ in the same ascent") that may or may not connect with any given reader. Still, Charles remains a serious experimental poet who has tasked herself with the challenge of creating "a language capable of itself." Show less

This third collection by trans poet Charles (after "feeld," the 2019 Pulitzer poetry finalist) registers a year characterized by loss, separatio...Show more This third collection by trans poet Charles (after "feeld," the 2019 Pulitzer poetry finalist) registers a year characterized by loss, separation and despair for a planet in the process of environmental annihilation ("Desert hills all / aflame"). This new collection adheres to a more personal, intimate aesthetic ("Our separate smoke/ caught/ in the same ascent") that may or may not connect with any given reader. Still, Charles remains a serious experimental poet who has tasked herself with the challenge of creating "a language capable of itself." Show less

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Book of the Other

Book of the Other

Small in Comparison : Essay. Prose. Poems. Antipoems

by Tran, Truong

Book - 2021

Truong Tran's provocative collection of poetry, prose and essays is a stunning rebuttal to the idea of anti-Asian racism as a victimless crime. Written wi...Show more Truong Tran's provocative collection of poetry, prose and essays is a stunning rebuttal to the idea of anti-Asian racism as a victimless crime. Written with a compulsion for lucidity that transforms outrage into clarity, "Book of the Other" resists the luxury of metaphor to write about the experience of being shut out, shut down and othered as a queer, working-class teacher, immigrant and refugee. Show less

Truong Tran's provocative collection of poetry, prose and essays is a stunning rebuttal to the idea of anti-Asian racism as a victimless crime. Written wi...Show more Truong Tran's provocative collection of poetry, prose and essays is a stunning rebuttal to the idea of anti-Asian racism as a victimless crime. Written with a compulsion for lucidity that transforms outrage into clarity, "Book of the Other" resists the luxury of metaphor to write about the experience of being shut out, shut down and othered as a queer, working-class teacher, immigrant and refugee. Show less

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You Better Be Lightning

You Better Be Lightning

by Gibson, Andrea

Book - 2021

A queer, political, and feminist collection guided by self-reflection. The poems range from close examination of the deeply personal to the vastness of th...Show more A queer, political, and feminist collection guided by self-reflection. The poems range from close examination of the deeply personal to the vastness of the world, exploring the expansiveness of the human experience from love to illness, from space to climate change, and so much more in between. One of the most celebrated poets and performers of the last two decades, Andrea Gibson's trademark honesty and vulnerability are on full display in "You Better Be Lightning," welcoming and inviting readers to be just as they are. Show less

A queer, political, and feminist collection guided by self-reflection. The poems range from close examination of the deeply personal to the vastness of th...Show more A queer, political, and feminist collection guided by self-reflection. The poems range from close examination of the deeply personal to the vastness of the world, exploring the expansiveness of the human experience from love to illness, from space to climate change, and so much more in between. One of the most celebrated poets and performers of the last two decades, Andrea Gibson's trademark honesty and vulnerability are on full display in "You Better Be Lightning," welcoming and inviting readers to be just as they are. Show less

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Postcolonial Love Poem

Postcolonial Love Poem

by Diaz, Natalie

Book - 2020

"Postcolonial Love Poem" is an anthem of desire against erasure. Natalie Diaz's brilliant second collection demands that every body carried in i...Show more "Postcolonial Love Poem" is an anthem of desire against erasure. Natalie Diaz's brilliant second collection demands that every body carried in its pages - bodies of language, land, rivers, suffering brothers, enemies, and lovers - be touched and held as beloveds. Through these poems, the wounds inflicted by America onto an indigenous people are allowed to bloom pleasure and tenderness. Show less

"Postcolonial Love Poem" is an anthem of desire against erasure. Natalie Diaz's brilliant second collection demands that every body carried in i...Show more "Postcolonial Love Poem" is an anthem of desire against erasure. Natalie Diaz's brilliant second collection demands that every body carried in its pages - bodies of language, land, rivers, suffering brothers, enemies, and lovers - be touched and held as beloveds. Through these poems, the wounds inflicted by America onto an indigenous people are allowed to bloom pleasure and tenderness. Show less

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Crush

Crush

by Siken, Richard

Book - 2019

This collection about obsession and love is the 99th volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. Richard Siken's "Crush," the 2005 Yale Series o...Show more This collection about obsession and love is the 99th volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. Richard Siken's "Crush," the 2005 Yale Series of Younger Poets volume, is a powerful collections of poems driven by obsession and love. Siken writes with ferocity, and his reader hurtles unstoppably with him. His poetry is confessional, gay, savage, and charged with violent eroticism. In the world of American poetry, Siken's voice is striking. Show less

This collection about obsession and love is the 99th volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. Richard Siken's "Crush," the 2005 Yale Series o...Show more This collection about obsession and love is the 99th volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. Richard Siken's "Crush," the 2005 Yale Series of Younger Poets volume, is a powerful collections of poems driven by obsession and love. Siken writes with ferocity, and his reader hurtles unstoppably with him. His poetry is confessional, gay, savage, and charged with violent eroticism. In the world of American poetry, Siken's voice is striking. Show less

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Eyes Bottle Dark With A Mouthful of Flowers

Eyes Bottle Dark With A Mouthful of Flowers

Poems

by Skeets, Jake

Book - 2019

Selected by Kathy Fagan as a winner of the 2018 National Poetry Series, "Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers" is a debut collection of p...Show more Selected by Kathy Fagan as a winner of the 2018 National Poetry Series, "Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers" is a debut collection of poems by a dazzling geologist of queer eros...But if Jake Skeets's collection is an unflinching portrait of the actual west, it is also a fierce reclamation of a living place full of beauty as well as brutality, whose shadows are equally capable of protecting encounters between boys learning to become, and to love, men. Show less

Selected by Kathy Fagan as a winner of the 2018 National Poetry Series, "Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers" is a debut collection of p...Show more Selected by Kathy Fagan as a winner of the 2018 National Poetry Series, "Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers" is a debut collection of poems by a dazzling geologist of queer eros...But if Jake Skeets's collection is an unflinching portrait of the actual west, it is also a fierce reclamation of a living place full of beauty as well as brutality, whose shadows are equally capable of protecting encounters between boys learning to become, and to love, men. Show less

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HULL

HULL

by Phillips, Xandria

Book - 2019

In this debut collection by African American poet Xandria Phillips, "HULL" explores emotional impacts of colonialism and racism on the Black que...Show more In this debut collection by African American poet Xandria Phillips, "HULL" explores emotional impacts of colonialism and racism on the Black queer body and the present-day emotional impacts of enslavement in urban, rural, and international settings. HULL is lyrical, layered, history-ridden, experimental, textured, adorned, ecstatic, and emotionally investigative. Show less

In this debut collection by African American poet Xandria Phillips, "HULL" explores emotional impacts of colonialism and racism on the Black que...Show more In this debut collection by African American poet Xandria Phillips, "HULL" explores emotional impacts of colonialism and racism on the Black queer body and the present-day emotional impacts of enslavement in urban, rural, and international settings. HULL is lyrical, layered, history-ridden, experimental, textured, adorned, ecstatic, and emotionally investigative. Show less

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The Tradition

The Tradition

by Brown, Jericho

Book - 2019

Jericho Brown's daring new book "The Tradition" details the normalization of evil and its history at the intersection of the past and the person...Show more Jericho Brown's daring new book "The Tradition" details the normalization of evil and its history at the intersection of the past and the personal. Brown's poetic concerns are both broad and intimate, and at their very core a distillation of the incredibly human: What is safety? Who is this nation? Where does freedom truly lie? Brown makes mythical pastorals to question the terrors to which we've become accustomed, and to celebrate how we survive. Poems of fatherhood, legacy, blackness, queerness, worship, and trauma are propelled into stunning clarity by Brown's mastery, and his invention of the duplex--a combination of the sonnet, the ghazal, and the blues--testament to his formal skill. Show less

Jericho Brown's daring new book "The Tradition" details the normalization of evil and its history at the intersection of the past and the person...Show more Jericho Brown's daring new book "The Tradition" details the normalization of evil and its history at the intersection of the past and the personal. Brown's poetic concerns are both broad and intimate, and at their very core a distillation of the incredibly human: What is safety? Who is this nation? Where does freedom truly lie? Brown makes mythical pastorals to question the terrors to which we've become accustomed, and to celebrate how we survive. Poems of fatherhood, legacy, blackness, queerness, worship, and trauma are propelled into stunning clarity by Brown's mastery, and his invention of the duplex--a combination of the sonnet, the ghazal, and the blues--testament to his formal skill. Show less

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The Year of Blue Water

The Year of Blue Water

by Yanyi

Book - 2019

How can a search for self‑knowledge reveal art as a site of community? Yanyi's arresting and straightforward poems weave experiences of immigration as a C...Show more How can a search for self‑knowledge reveal art as a site of community? Yanyi's arresting and straightforward poems weave experiences of immigration as a Chinese American, of racism, of mental wellness, and of gender from a queer and trans perspective. Between the contrast of high lyric and direct prose poems, Yanyi invites the reader to consider how to speak with multiple identities through trauma, transition, and ordinary life. 2020 Lambda Literary Awards finalist transgender poetry category. Show less

How can a search for self‑knowledge reveal art as a site of community? Yanyi's arresting and straightforward poems weave experiences of immigration as a C...Show more How can a search for self‑knowledge reveal art as a site of community? Yanyi's arresting and straightforward poems weave experiences of immigration as a Chinese American, of racism, of mental wellness, and of gender from a queer and trans perspective. Between the contrast of high lyric and direct prose poems, Yanyi invites the reader to consider how to speak with multiple identities through trauma, transition, and ordinary life. 2020 Lambda Literary Awards finalist transgender poetry category. Show less

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Nepantla

Nepantla

An Anthology for Queer Poets of Color

Book - 2018

The first major literary anthology for queer poets of color in the United States. In 2014, Christopher Soto and Lambda Literary Foundation founded the onl...Show more The first major literary anthology for queer poets of color in the United States. In 2014, Christopher Soto and Lambda Literary Foundation founded the online journal "Nepantla," with the mission to nurture, celebrate, and preserve diversity within the queer poetry community, including contributions as diverse in style and form, as the experiences of QPOC in the United States. Now, "Nepantla" will appear for the first time in print as a survey of poetry by queer poets of color throughout U.S. history, including literary legends such as Audre Lorde, James Baldwin, June Jordan, Ai, and Pat Parker alongside contemporaries such as Natalie Diaz, Ocean Vuong, Danez Smith, Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, Robin Coste Lewis, Joy Harjo, Richard Blanco, Erika L. Sánchez, Jericho Brown, Carl Phillips, Tommy Pico, Eduardo C. Corral, Chen Chen, and more! Show less

The first major literary anthology for queer poets of color in the United States. In 2014, Christopher Soto and Lambda Literary Foundation founded the onl...Show more The first major literary anthology for queer poets of color in the United States. In 2014, Christopher Soto and Lambda Literary Foundation founded the online journal "Nepantla," with the mission to nurture, celebrate, and preserve diversity within the queer poetry community, including contributions as diverse in style and form, as the experiences of QPOC in the United States. Now, "Nepantla" will appear for the first time in print as a survey of poetry by queer poets of color throughout U.S. history, including literary legends such as Audre Lorde, James Baldwin, June Jordan, Ai, and Pat Parker alongside contemporaries such as Natalie Diaz, Ocean Vuong, Danez Smith, Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, Robin Coste Lewis, Joy Harjo, Richard Blanco, Erika L. Sánchez, Jericho Brown, Carl Phillips, Tommy Pico, Eduardo C. Corral, Chen Chen, and more! Show less

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Not Here

Not Here

by Nguyen, Hieu Minh

Book - 2018

"Not Here" is a flight plan for escape and a map for navigating home; a queer Vietnamese American body in confrontation with whiteness, trauma, ...Show more "Not Here" is a flight plan for escape and a map for navigating home; a queer Vietnamese American body in confrontation with whiteness, trauma, family, and nostalgia; and a big beating heart of a book. Nguyen's poems ache with loneliness and desire and the giddy terrors of allowing yourself to hope for love, and revel in moments of connection achieved. Show less

"Not Here" is a flight plan for escape and a map for navigating home; a queer Vietnamese American body in confrontation with whiteness, trauma, ...Show more "Not Here" is a flight plan for escape and a map for navigating home; a queer Vietnamese American body in confrontation with whiteness, trauma, family, and nostalgia; and a big beating heart of a book. Nguyen's poems ache with loneliness and desire and the giddy terrors of allowing yourself to hope for love, and revel in moments of connection achieved. Show less

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We Play A Game

We Play A Game

by Doan, Duy

Book - 2018

Duy Doan's striking debut reveals the wide resonance of the collection's unassuming title, in poems that explore--now with abundant humor, now with a deep...Show more Duy Doan's striking debut reveals the wide resonance of the collection's unassuming title, in poems that explore--now with abundant humor, now with a deeply felt reserve--the ambiguities and tensions that mark our effort to know our histories, our loved ones, and ourselves. These are poems that draw from Doan's experience as a Vietnamese-American while at the same time making a case for--and masterfully playing with--the fluidity of identity, history, and language... Show less

Duy Doan's striking debut reveals the wide resonance of the collection's unassuming title, in poems that explore--now with abundant humor, now with a deep...Show more Duy Doan's striking debut reveals the wide resonance of the collection's unassuming title, in poems that explore--now with abundant humor, now with a deeply felt reserve--the ambiguities and tensions that mark our effort to know our histories, our loved ones, and ourselves. These are poems that draw from Doan's experience as a Vietnamese-American while at the same time making a case for--and masterfully playing with--the fluidity of identity, history, and language... Show less

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Don't Call Us Dead

Don't Call Us Dead

Poems

by Smith, Danez

Book - 2017

Smith's unflinching poetry addresses race, class, sexuality, faith, social justice, mortality, and the challenges of living HIV positive at the intersecti...Show more Smith's unflinching poetry addresses race, class, sexuality, faith, social justice, mortality, and the challenges of living HIV positive at the intersection of black and queer identity. The collection opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an afterlife for black men shot by police, a place where suspicion, violence, and grief are forgotten and replaced with the safety, love, and longevity they deserved on earth. "Dear White America," which Smith performed at the 2014 Rustbelt Midwest Region Poetry Slam, has as strong an impact on the page as it did on the spoken word stage. Smith's courage and hope amidst the struggle for unity in America will humble and uplift you. Show less

Smith's unflinching poetry addresses race, class, sexuality, faith, social justice, mortality, and the challenges of living HIV positive at the intersecti...Show more Smith's unflinching poetry addresses race, class, sexuality, faith, social justice, mortality, and the challenges of living HIV positive at the intersection of black and queer identity. The collection opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an afterlife for black men shot by police, a place where suspicion, violence, and grief are forgotten and replaced with the safety, love, and longevity they deserved on earth. "Dear White America," which Smith performed at the 2014 Rustbelt Midwest Region Poetry Slam, has as strong an impact on the page as it did on the spoken word stage. Smith's courage and hope amidst the struggle for unity in America will humble and uplift you. Show less

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Recombinant

Recombinant

by Chen, Ching-In

Book - 2017

Investigates female and genderqueer lineage via labor smuggling and trafficking. Juxtaposing communal memory and voices from Asian, African and indigenous...Show more Investigates female and genderqueer lineage via labor smuggling and trafficking. Juxtaposing communal memory and voices from Asian, African and indigenous communities in the Americas, set in a speculative future; where voices simultaneously inhabit their own spaces and share pathways, a theme developed through white space and page. Show less

Investigates female and genderqueer lineage via labor smuggling and trafficking. Juxtaposing communal memory and voices from Asian, African and indigenous...Show more Investigates female and genderqueer lineage via labor smuggling and trafficking. Juxtaposing communal memory and voices from Asian, African and indigenous communities in the Americas, set in a speculative future; where voices simultaneously inhabit their own spaces and share pathways, a theme developed through white space and page. Show less

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When I Grow up I Want to Be A List of Further Possibilities

When I Grow up I Want to Be A List of Further Possibilities

by Chen, Chen

Book - 2017

In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and family -- the strained relationship between a mother and son, the c...Show more In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and family -- the strained relationship between a mother and son, the cost of necessary goodbyes -- all from Asian American, immigrant, and queer perspectives. Holding all accountable, this collection fully embraces the loss, grief, and abundant joy that come with charting one's own path in identity, life, and love. Show less

In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and family -- the strained relationship between a mother and son, the c...Show more In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and family -- the strained relationship between a mother and son, the cost of necessary goodbyes -- all from Asian American, immigrant, and queer perspectives. Holding all accountable, this collection fully embraces the loss, grief, and abundant joy that come with charting one's own path in identity, life, and love. Show less

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Thief in the Interior

Thief in the Interior

by Williams, Phillip B

Book - 2016

Phillip B. Williams investigates the dangers of desire, balancing narratives of addiction, murders, and hate crimes with passionate, uncompromising depth....Show more Phillip B. Williams investigates the dangers of desire, balancing narratives of addiction, murders, and hate crimes with passionate, uncompromising depth. Formal poems entrenched in urban landscapes crack open dialogues of racism and homophobia rampant in our culture. Multitudinous voices explore one's ability to harm and be harmed, which uniquely juxtaposes the capacity to revel in both experiences. Show less

Phillip B. Williams investigates the dangers of desire, balancing narratives of addiction, murders, and hate crimes with passionate, uncompromising depth....Show more Phillip B. Williams investigates the dangers of desire, balancing narratives of addiction, murders, and hate crimes with passionate, uncompromising depth. Formal poems entrenched in urban landscapes crack open dialogues of racism and homophobia rampant in our culture. Multitudinous voices explore one's ability to harm and be harmed, which uniquely juxtaposes the capacity to revel in both experiences. Show less

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