Category Archives: GLBT poetry
“Poems Retrieved” by Frank O’Hara— Previously Unpublished Treasures
O’Hara, Frank. “Poems Retrieved”, edited by Don Allen, City Lights, 2013. Previously Unpublished Treasures Amos Lassen My title of “Previously Unpublished Treasures” is not totally accurate. This collection of Frank O’Hara’s poems was actually published in 1977 by Grey Fox when it was discovered after the publication of the “Collected Poems” in 1971. Now it …
“On the Midnight Stage” and “High Ground Valley Flashbacks”, by Walter Beck— Two Chapbooks
Beck, Walter. “On the Midnight Stage”, Fourplay #9, Writing Knights Press, 2013. A Chapbook Amos Lassen I love when poet turn to me for reviews because it gives me the chance to read the latest verse. Walter Beck has sent me several chapbooks as well as individual poems which I usually post on my website …
“Cocksucking (on Mars)” by Eric Norris— A Little Bit of Everything and a Whole Lot of Fun
Norris, Eric. “Cocksucking (on Mars)”, lulu, 2013. A Little Bit of Everything and a Whole Lot of Fun Amos Lassen I met Eric Norris at Rainbow Book Fair in New York a few days ago and I suspected that I would be every bit as impressed with his writing as I was with his person. …
“Begging For It” by Alex Dimitrov— Desire, Intimacy and Longing
Dimitrov, Alex. “Begging for It”, Four Way, 2013. Desire, Intimacy and Longing Amos Lassen If you remember back at the time that Janis Joplin became famous, you will also remember that we heard a lot about her before we ever actually saw or hear her. I can compare that to Alex Dimitrov. Friends have been …
“Fortunate Light” by David Bergman— Sexuality and Love
Bergman, David. “Fortunate Light”, A Midsummer Night’s Press, 2013. Sexuality and Love Amos Lassen The beauty of poetry is that it can go where other forms of literature cannot. With David Berman’s poems, we are taken back to time to confront so many memories with his poems leading us there. Berman looks sharply at life …
“Deleted Names” by Lawrence Schimel— Poems to Life
Schimel, Lawrence. “Deleted Names”, A Midsummer’s Night Press, 2013. Poems to Life Amos Lassen Life is stranger but gay life is stranger. All of us have highlights in our gay lives but we all do not have the skill to write about them poetically. Lawrence Schimel does and how!! I always look forward to reading …
“How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler’s Memoir” by Amber Dawn— The Power of Literature and Art
Dawn, Amber. “How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler’s Memoir”, Arsenal Pulp, 2013. The Power of Literature and Art Amos Lassen Amber Dawn brings us a poignant and personal memoir uniting work in the sex industry, queer identity and survivor pride. Dawn’s story is told in prose and poetry and is a candid, “multifaceted portrait …
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