blu sunne: A Blog by Lester Strong: Mapplethorpe Redux
Mapplethorpe Redux
The second half of 2019 has meant the second half of the Guggenheim Museum’s year-long look back at the work and artistic legacy...
blu sunne: A Blog by Lester Strong: Notes on Defacing History
Notes on Defacing History
by Lester Strong
Sometimes two different crises meet up in odd ways at the same unfortunate moment in time. I was reminded...
blu sunne: A Blog by Lester Strong: Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes
by Lester Strong
Opera, theater, books, activism, painting, photography, politics, old friends (mine), old partners (mine) and current husband (mine), art exhibitions: Through...
blu sunne: A Blog by Lester Strong: Abingdon Square Secrets
Abingdon Square Secrets
by Lester Strong
Abingdon Square Park: These days an exquisite little oasis in New York City’s Greenwich Village, more a triangle in shape...
blu sunne: A Blog by Lester Strong: Cheating Death: A Riff...
Cheating Death: A Riff on the Life and Legacy of Robert Mapplethorpe
by Lester Strong
My husband Dave and I went the other day to the...
blu sunne: A Blog by Lester Strong: Remembrance: A Deserving Bit...
Remembrance: A Deserving Bit of Forgotten AIDS History
Sometimes the past overtakes you in a very personal way, and you regain something you never knew...
blu sunne: A Blog by Lester Strong: Reza Abdoh: AIDS, Rage,...
Reza Abdoh: AIDS, Rage, Theater
by Lester Strong
I recently traveled east from Manhattan on New York City’s No. 7 subway line to the Museum of...
blu sunne: A Blog by Lester Strong: The Boys in the...
The Boys in the Band, AIDS: Looking to the Past, Moving Toward the Future
My husband Dave and I recently saw the current Broadway revival...
blu sunne: Blog by Lester Strong: Art, Activism, HIV/AIDS
Went recently to the current exhibition by New York City-based artist Carrie Moyer at the DC Moore Gallery in the Chelsea art district of...
blu sunne: Blog by Lester Strong: A Lesson Learned via Paul...
For this blog entry, I’d like to go personal:
Sometimes life teaches you you’ve learned a lesson without actually having realized you’ve learned it. My...
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The Blood Husband: David Mohan: Poetry Award
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That first time we knew
by the three spots of blood
left in the snow
outside your apartment,
the style of night sky
up above us...
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