Poetry Is Queer

by Jeff Kirby

Poetry is Queer is a kaleidoscope of sexual outlaws, gay icons, Sapphic poets, and great lovers?real and imagined?conjured like gateway drugs to a queer world. Claiming the word ?queer? for those ? who self-proclaim the authority of their own bodies in defiance of church and state, ? Kirby pays tribute to gay touchstones while embodying both their work and joy. From gazing upon street boys with constant companion C.P. Cavafy, to end of day observances...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1989287867
• ISBN13: 9781989287866
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Palimpsest Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 6.9"