Gay Latino Poet Richard Blanco has been Chosen as the 2013 Inaugural Poet
Poet Richard Blanco (Looking for the Gulf Motel) has been chosen to be the nation’s fifth inaugural poet. The Presidential Inaugural Committee made the official announcement Wednesday morning. Blanco is the youngest poet “— as well as the first Latino — to take part in an inaugural ceremony.”
A Victory for Equality: Morehouse Offers LGBTQ Course
Morehouse, a respected all-male African
New in January: Nicole J. Georges, Lillian Faderman, Michael Rumaker, and Michael Klein
New year! New books!
This month expect new releases from Nicole J. Georges, Lillian Faderman, Michael Rumaker, and Michael Klein.
Thom Nickels: Affliction, Morality, and Liberation
“Like it or not, we
Daniel Mendelsohn: Beyond Borders, Beyond Identities
“I learn things when people
Eloise Klein Healy: The Poet Laureate of Los Angeles
“Part of my larger plan is to convey and bring forth a larger literary picture of Los Angeles.”
Earlier this month, renowned lesbian poet Eloise Klein Healy was selected by Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to be the city’s first poet laureate. Healy took a moment to talk with Lambda about the position of poet laureate and what she hopes to accomplish within the position.
Literature at the End of the World
A variety of theories, predictions, prophecies, astronomical fears, and ancient calendar concerns mark December 21st, 2012—the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, the return of the sun—as the end of the world.
What of literature, then?
‘SATANICA’: Pleasure Seekers Wanted
At a loss on what
