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Books and IdeasMarch 16, 2021
The Altered States of John Wieners
In his letters we can glimpse a radiant, jazz-struck testament to the vocation of poetry.
Jeremy Lybarger
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Books and IdeasFebruary 25, 2020
Traitor, Scourge, Prophet: Larry Kramer’s Acerbic Alternate History
His two-volume novel, The American People, is a nearly 1,700-page phantasmagoria that reimagines the nation’s history as a sordid queer saga, climaxing with the AIDS crisis.
Jeremy Lybarger
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BiographyJuly 2, 2019
The Ugly Myth of the Welfare Queen
Josh Levin’s The Queen examines how politicians and the media used Taylor’s story to change public opinion around government aid and the poor.
Jeremy Lybarger