{"product_id":"love-is-a-dangerous-word","title":"Love Is a Dangerous Word","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLove Is a Dangerous Word\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eEssex Hemphill\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780811232340\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eNew Directions\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2025\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor three decades, the legacy of writer, editor, performer, and activist Essex Hemphill has been lovingly sustained through xeroxed copies of his few published works. They are as potent now as they were in the 1980s. With tenderness and rage, Hemphill's poems unflinchingly explore the complex, overlapping identities of sexuality, gender, and race, the American political landscape, and his own experiences as a black gay man during the HIV\/AIDS crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by John Keene and Robert F. Reid-Pharr, \u003cem\u003eLove is a Dangerous Word\u003c\/em\u003e contains selections from Hemphill's only published full-length collection, \u003cem\u003eCeremonies\u003c\/em\u003e--named one of the 25 most influential works of postwar queer literature by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e--alongside rarely seen poems from magazines and chapbooks. It serves as both an introduction to Hemphill's poetic prowess and a treasure trove for those who have long awaited his return to the literary spotlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"New Directions","offers":[{"title":"Love Is a Dangerous Word | Essex Hemphill | Paperback | 9780811232340 | New | Poetry 1678175","offer_id":50795906466050,"sku":"1678175","price":30.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/61Y3pGbHK0L.jpg?v=1792375739","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/love-is-a-dangerous-word","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}