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Author Hennessy, Christopher, 1973- author, interviewer.

Title Our deep gossip : conversations with gay writers on poetry and desire / Christopher Hennessy
Published Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, 2013
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Contents Foreword : The Company of Poets / Christopher Bram -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- An Interview with Edward Field -- An Interview with John Ashbery -- An Interview with Richard Howard -- An Interview with Aaron Shurin -- An Interview with Dennis Cooper -- An Interview with Cyrus Cassells -- An Interview with Wayne Koestenbaum -- An Interview with Kazim Ali -- A Selected Bibliography of the Poets' Work -- A Generation of Diversity, Excellence, and Redefinition : Recommended Reading -- Anthologies and Journals : A Resource
Summary The author 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 and life intertwine, as the poets speak about their early lives, the friends and communities that shaped their work, the histories of gay writers before them, how sex and desire connect with artistic production, what coming out means to a writer, and more
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
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Subject Field, Edward, 1924- -- Interviews
Ashbery, John, 1927-2017 -- Interviews
Howard, Richard, 1929-2022 -- Interviews
Shurin, Aaron, 1947- -- Interviews
Cooper, Dennis, 1953- -- Interviews
Cassells, Cyrus -- Interviews
Koestenbaum, Wayne -- Interviews
Ali, Kazim, 1971- -- Interviews
Ali, Kazim, 1971-
Ashbery, John, 1927-2017
Cassells, Cyrus
Cooper, Dennis, 1953-
Field, Edward, 1924-
Howard, Richard, 1929-2022
Koestenbaum, Wayne
Shurin, Aaron, 1947-
Gay authors -- United States -- Interviews
Poets, American -- 21st century -- Interviews
Gay men's writings, American -- History and criticism
American poetry -- 21st century -- History and criticism
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Poetry.
American poetry
Gay authors
Gay men's writings, American
Poets, American
Gay authors.
LGBTQ+ authors.
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Interviews
Form Electronic book
Author Field, Edward, 1924- interviewee.
Ashbery, John, 1927-2017, interviewee
Howard, Richard, 1929-2022, interviewee
Shurin, Aaron, 1947- interviewee.
Cooper, Dennis, 1953- interviewee.
Cassells, Cyrus, interviewee
Koestenbaum, Wayne, interviewee
Ali, Kazim, 1971- interviewee.
ISBN 9780299295639
029929563X