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jewitt's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I was finally able to score a physical copy. What a brave and startling collection from one of the greats.
battybookworm's review
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
Both the essays and poetry in this collection were deeply moving. I don’t think I’ve fully engaged with a work that was written and discussing the aids crisis as it occurred. This should likely be something all people are educated in because some of the points and meaning in Hemphill’s works has thoroughly changed my perspective and outlook.
Content Warnings
Discussion of death and illness persists throughout the book as well as homophobia. There are also frequent references to sex and male sex organs whether euphemistically or not.
omnipresentmoon's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
"I smell your lust,
not the pot burnt black
with tonight's meager meal.
So we can't buy flowers for our table.
Our kisses are petals,
our tongues caress the bloom.
Who dares to tell us
we are poor and powerless?"
not the pot burnt black
with tonight's meager meal.
So we can't buy flowers for our table.
Our kisses are petals,
our tongues caress the bloom.
Who dares to tell us
we are poor and powerless?"
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