For the Boy with the Eyes of the Virgin: Selected Poems

by John Barton

Drawn from nine collections published over thirty years, the thirty-eight poems in this retrospective reveal the poetic accomplishments of John Barton. In this collection, which is introduced by R.M Vaughan, Barton explores the role of love in contemporary society, the complexity of gay experience, the persistence of homophobia, the reinvention of the idea of family, and the fear and courage that AIDS engendered and how it continues to shape the search...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889712700
• ISBN13: 9780889712706
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Nightwood Editions
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"