Kevin Simmonds's Writings
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Poem
Oct.15.2010
This anthology, edited by Ernest Hardy and Tisa Bryant, features writing by and about black queer men.
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Poem
Jul.22.2008
to be left with the body (edited by Cheryl Clarke & Steven G. Fullwood)
Rent
Any part of this story would be hard to tell.
Even when I walked on his back to ease the tightening.
Even the rent-controlled apartment he and Victor shared for years,
absurd in Harlem for under a grand.
Six big rooms.
He'd danced. But there was no controlling his body then.
Dance Theatre held a memorial. They'd become routine.
But he'd made it to '91...
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"Faith is the opposite of certainty." ”
—Karen Armstrong
About Kevin
I'm originally from New Orleans & can't say enough about how much that influences everything I am and do. I've published some poetry, essays & reviews in 42opus, jubilat, Massachusetts Review, FIELD, Poetry & elsewhere. My books include Mad...
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Kevin’s Favorite Books
A Radiance Like Wind or Water (Richard Ronan)