Saeed Jones
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Haunted and haunting, Jones's memoir tells the story of a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears. Through a series of vignettes that chart a course across the American landscape, Jones draws readers into his boyhood and adolescence--into tumultuous relationships with his mother and grandmother, into passing flings with lovers,...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Description
ix, 81 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Like his mentors, Patricia Smith and Rigoberto Gonzalez, 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...
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Description
431 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A Great Gay Book is a gorgeously designed collection of art, essays, short fiction, poetry, interviews, profiles, and photography from the archives of the beloved queer magazine Hello Mr., as well as new material from many of today's biggest LGBTQ+ creatives. In these pages, the magazine's founder, Ryan Fitzgibbon, has curated the most evergreen written and visual content from the publication's archives, and showcases work from a class of contributors--the...
