Love Is a Dangerous Word: The Selected Poems of Essex Hemphill Human Rights these unforgettable characters also intersect

these unforgettable characters also intersect in shared aspects of their identities

An eclectic and inclusive time capsule spanning centuries

As Ellen is consumed by visions and voices

and getting it done is pretty fun

Samsa decides that she wants to have a child

Love Is a Dangerous Word: The Selected Poems of Essex Hemphill Human Rights these unforgettable characters also intersectFor 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.