Description
This first collection of poems enacts the struggle of a young black gay man in his search for identity. Many voices haunt these poems: black and white, male and female, the oppressor's voice as well as the oppressed. The poet's aim, finally, is to rescue some portion of the drowned and the drowning.
Author: Reginald Shepherd
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 01/06/1995
Pages: 88
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 8.89h x 5.94w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9780822955474
ISBN10: 0822955474
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General
Author: Reginald Shepherd
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 01/06/1995
Pages: 88
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 8.89h x 5.94w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9780822955474
ISBN10: 0822955474
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General
About the Author
Reginald Shepherd (1963-2008) was the author of five previous books of poetry: Fata Morgana; Otherhood; Wrong; Angel, Interrupted; and Some Are Drowning. His work has been widely anthologized, and has appeared in four editions of The Best American Poetry and two Pushcart Prize anthologies.