The Queer South: Lgbtq Writers on the American South
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (908 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1937420809 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Pornography for the Gods" was a great story I had the opportunity to read an entry from "The Queer South," entitled "Pornography for the Gods," by Cameron Mitchell. The story that Mr. Mitchell wrote is truthful, raw and gripping. It is a rare occurrence when an author talks so candidly about a personal . "A treasure chest" according to Grady Harp. A Southern author himself Douglas Ray has edited a fascinating set of poems and short stories about the situation in the South today - reveries, love songs, diatribes, tender poems, angry grit, fireworks quality celebrations, and misgivings and disappointments. I really loved this anthology Amazon Customer I really loved this anthology. Some of the pieces were a bit stronger than others but, overall, it was satisfying. It's very hard to pin down the experiences of queer Southerners. Douglas Ray did include a wide range of work- something for everyone, I suspect.
Matter of fact, go ahead and strike Queer from the title of this book. These writers are talking about the The South, period.- Aaron Alford, editor of Southern Humanities Review. Think about it: When have you been in the South and not had a queer experience, in any sense of that word? It's got to be the queerest space on earth
Lamar Wilson.. Included are Dorothy Allison, Shane Allison, John Andrews, Derrick Austin, Jeffery Berg, Richard Blanco, Perry Brass, Dustin Brookshire, Jericho Brown, Joey Connelly, William Cordeiro, C. Daniels, Nick Dephtereos, David Eye, Jason K. From hilarious to heartbreaking, anxious to angry, religious to reluctant, contemplative to celebratory, this anthology expands our ideas of what it means to be queer and what it means to represent the land south of the Mason-Dixon. Peterson, Kenneth Pobo, Brad Richard, Hannah Riddle, Laurence Ross, Liana Roux, Kevin Sessums, Del Shores, Erin Elizabeth Smith, Will Stockton, Dan Stone, Christine Stroud, Billie Tadros, TC Tolbert, Dan Vera, Annie Virginia, Valerie Wetlaufer, C.T. Mills, Cameron Mitchell, Foster Noone, Joseph Osmundson, Eddie Outlaw, Seth Pennington, Evan J. In The Queer South, Douglas Ray has assembled over 60