Our Deep Gossip: Conversations with Gay Writers on Poetry and Desire

by Richard Howard, Edward Field, Kazim Ali, et al.

From Walt Whitman forward, a century and a half of radical experimentation and bold speech by gay and lesbian poets has deeply influenced the American poetic voice. In Our Deep Gossip, Christopher Hennessy interviews eight gay men who are celebrated American poets and writers: Edward Field, John Ashbery, Richard Howard, Aaron Shurin, Dennis Cooper, Cyrus Cassells, Wayne Koestenbaum, and Kazim Ali. The interviews showcase the complex ways art...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299295648
• ISBN13: 9780299295646
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.4"