“Ceremonies,” Essex Hemphill
This collection of poems, prose and essays by Essex Hemphill is my go-to carry-around book. It includes words of wonder, sadness and critique all centered around the black gay experience — especially heightened within the AIDS epidemic.
“The Cocktail Party,” T.S. Eliot
Not too sure how I came upon this one, but if memory serves I was attracted to the cover (first edition) one evening at the Strand about seven years ago. I fell in love within the first few pages — the scenarios and reactions are both comic and devastating, especially within the dark second act that could be lifted straight out of society today.
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