Eavesdropper, 1990
Eavesdropper, 1990
Notice his damp curtains as the drafts pass.
He happens upon those topics like need, absently.
His queer kind of alchemy.
A predecessor marked by cashmere...
Leaves Falling Gently
Leaves Falling Gently
by Susan Bauer-Wu
New Harbinger Publications
Reviewed by V. Anderson
In her book, Leaves Falling Gently, Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN, defines and elaborates on three...
Asolar
Asolar
“Without sun,” said the young man,
“it means there is no sun,” and then
he held out his hand, as if for me
but not. A word...
A Day with HIV in America
10:30 AM: Vacaville, CA: Phillip was adopted by Amanda Proctor and her partner: biomother was infected during pregnancy and he showed up positive...
Ashamed to Die
Ashamed to Die: Silence, Denial, and the AIDS Epidemic in the South
by Andrew J. Skerritt
Lawrence Hill Books
Reviewed by Nancy Ellegate
AIDS has long been identified...
Our Love Is Real
Our Love Is Real
by Sam Humphries and Steven Sanders
Gotham Press
reviewed by Steven Surman
Journalist Randy Shilts wrote in his book documenting homosexuality in the military,...
Outside Marshall, Texas
Outside Marshall, Texas
for Michael Shannon Todd 1967–2011
The field that you loved was unkempt.
You and I walked it daily together,
our dogs chasing each other in...
After Three Years, Symptom-Free
by Helen C. Nowak
Evening moans through Douglas firs,
Stirs wood in a cauldron of shade,
Riddling the past.
Moonset glances backward
At scarlet-splattered needles
Forgotten behind fog.
Shadows sigh to...
Hide/Seek
Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture
by Jonathan D. Katz and David C. Ward
Smithsonian Books
“Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture,” which was co-curated...
The Day Larry Kramer Dissed Me
by Mark S. King
The mall was abuzz, with people darting in and out of stores, wrangling their kids and chatting on cell phones. I...