Hard Evidence
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (620 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1584980222 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
TIMOTHY LIU is the author of nine books of poems, including Of Thee I Sing, VOX ANGELICA (Alice James Books, 1992) and POLYTHEOGAMY (Saturnalia Books, 2009) an artistic collaboration. . A professor of English at William Paterson University, Liu makes his home in Manhattan with his husband. Translated into many languages, his works are archived in the Berg Collection a
Midwest Book Review said Finding manifestations of holiness in earthly things. Written by Timothy Liu, editor of "Word of Mouth: An Anthology of Gay American Poetry", Hard Evidence is a unique and original collection of free-form verse concerning such matters as finding manifestations of holiness in earthly things, gay sexuality, and the cruel legacy of the virus that causes AIDS. Hard evidence is
Liu's uncompromising voice may be an acquired taste, but this collection, with its relentless "verbal frottage suffused/ with hostile glamour," confirms it's as strong as ever. But this time his methods seem more random, more disjointed. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. His work more closely resembles that of contemporaries Reginald Shepherd and Christopher Davis, with titles like "Middle-Class Realia as Iconographic Vanitas" suggesting a penchant for the baroque. Mostly hole." as ever. His interest in a less traditional approach to form is
Gay and Lesbian Studies. Asian American Studies. His subsequent books of poems, BURNT OFFERINGS and SAY GOODNIGHT, were both finalists for the Lambda Literary Award. His is also the editor of WORD OF MOUTH: AN ANTHOLOGY OF GAY AMERICAN POETRY. Poetry. Liu is a frequent contributor to Art Papers, New Art Examiner, and Publishers Weekly. Timothy Liu is a gifted poet who has received a Norma Farber First Boom Award in 1992 for his first book VOX ANGELICA. "Liu is particularly skilled in a postmodern, deadpan delivery of the toughest news about the interconnections between flesh and spirit, longing and desire"- Choice.