College lacrosse player Christ Chrysler - a pseudonym as he's still in the closet - engaged in a private project with his long-distance boyfriend when the two went off to college in neighboring … [Read more...] about Closeted College Lacrosse Player Publishes Book Of 420 Love Poems Written To His Boyfriend
Poetry
Peter LaBarbera Writes Poem About Michael Sam Kissing His Boyfriend: READ
Peter LaBarbera, virulently anti-gay nutjob and leader of listed hate group Americans For Truth About Homosexuality, has written a poem about being forced to watch Michael Sam kissing his … [Read more...] about Peter LaBarbera Writes Poem About Michael Sam Kissing His Boyfriend: READ
Saeed Jones’s ‘Prelude To Bruise’: Book Review
BY GARTH GREENWELL Saeed Jones begins this electrifying book—one of the most exciting debut collections I’ve read in years—with a quotation from Kafka’s notebooks: “The man in ecstasy and the man … [Read more...] about Saeed Jones’s ‘Prelude To Bruise’: Book Review
Frank Bidart’s ‘Metaphysical Dog’: Book Review
In the poem “Presage,” Bidart recounts a life-threatening childhood illness, after which “you dragged your left / leg as you walked.” The impediment was a sign of being not quite reconciled to life, … [Read more...] about Frank Bidart’s ‘Metaphysical Dog’: Book Review
Poet Rips Michele Bachmann in Amazing Spoken Word Slam: VIDEO
Colbert Was Not Impressed by Gay Poet Richard Blanco: VIDEO
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive … [Read more...] about Colbert Was Not Impressed by Gay Poet Richard Blanco: VIDEO
Poet Richard Blanco Talks About His Experience on the Podium, Reacts to Obama’s Call for Gay Rights: VIDEO
Gay Poet Richard Blanco Reads His Inaugural Poem ‘One Today’: VIDEO
TEXT: One Today One sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores,peeking over the Smokies, greeting the facesof the Great Lakes, spreading a simple truthacross the Great Plains, then charging across … [Read more...] about Gay Poet Richard Blanco Reads His Inaugural Poem ‘One Today’: VIDEO
Obama Selects Gay Latino Poet Richard Blanco to Read at Inauguration Ceremony: VIDEO
Poet Adrienne Rich Dies at 82
Adrienne Rich, one of America's great poets, has died at the age of 82, the AP reports: Rich died Tuesday at her Santa Cruz home from complications from rheumatoid arthritis, said her son, Pablo … [Read more...] about Poet Adrienne Rich Dies at 82
