Tragic Faggot Syndrome

By Thax Douglas

A book of poetry by well known Chicagoan Thax Douglas. Composed between 1989-2000,the book contains imaginative resculpturings of the author's emotional life,as well as "poetry portraits" of Chicago... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965756211
• ISBN13: 9780965756211
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Rienstquienth International
• Length: 103 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Poet of Chicago Surfacing Culture

Thax Douglas has filtered Chicago surfacing culture through his pores for 2 decades or so. The beat-inflected verse in this volume distills indie band shows (often at the scruffiest venues), performance art pieces, and poetry readings into abstract portraits of the artists at work. Though apparently composed in situ and from close observation, these poems reveal to me as much about the creativity of perception as the characters of the artists observed (Lawrence Steger, Eleventh Dream Day, Sam Prekop some notables). A must for literate and adventurous music fans with interest of Chicago culture. Poetry readers whose tastes run to the City Lights crowd check this out too.

This book changed my life

It opened my eyes as to what life is all about. I recommend it to all my friends who are 'confused'.