A uniquely intimate, unflinching testimony of the experience of a young, African American gay man in the AIDS emergency.
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick is Distinguished Professor of English at
the Graduate Center, City University of New York. She is the author
of numerous books, including Tendencies and a book of poetry, Fat
Art, Thin Art, both published by Duke University Press.
Don Belton is the editor of Speak My Name: Black Men on Masculinity
and the American Dream and author of Almost Midnight.
"Such acuity, such merciless wit, such love of language, such a passion for the process of writing: Fisher's work makes me remember the first time I read Hart Crane, thinking then, as I do now, how much such a writer could have accomplished during a longer life, while marvelling at what he did accomplish, writing driven by the energy of genius, honed by mortal urgency." - Marilyn Hacker "The importance of Gary Fisher's work cannot be overstated. Presenting a singular and now lost artist, Gary in Your Pocket adds much needed insight into the forum of AIDS and sexuality. It will handily transcend any normal sense of audience or perceived notions of appeal." - Randall Kenan "I admire Gary Fisher's writings for their unrelenting focus on the more knotty psychological issues of gay identity, thus further problematizing the notion of a monolithic black identity. His work will help us start seeing the black gay male writer as an individual rather than as a symbol, a martyr or a mascot. Again, Eve Sedgwick surprises and astrounds us with her insights into the universe. Don Belton's introduction to the world of Fisher is useful, touching, and timely." - Michele Wallace
"Such acuity, such merciless wit, such love of language, such a passion for the process of writing: Fisher's work makes me remember the first time I read Hart Crane, thinking then, as I do now, how much such a writer could have accomplished during a longer life, while marvelling at what he did accomplish, writing driven by the energy of genius, honed by mortal urgency." - Marilyn Hacker "The importance of Gary Fisher's work cannot be overstated. Presenting a singular and now lost artist, Gary in Your Pocket adds much needed insight into the forum of AIDS and sexuality. It will handily transcend any normal sense of audience or perceived notions of appeal." - Randall Kenan "I admire Gary Fisher's writings for their unrelenting focus on the more knotty psychological issues of gay identity, thus further problematizing the notion of a monolithic black identity. His work will help us start seeing the black gay male writer as an individual rather than as a symbol, a martyr or a mascot. Again, Eve Sedgwick surprises and astrounds us with her insights into the universe. Don Belton's introduction to the world of Fisher is useful, touching, and timely." - Michele Wallace
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