Brother to Brother: New Writings by Black Gay Men
Edited by Essex Hemphill
Conceived by Joseph Beam
New Introduction by Jafari Sinclaire Allen, Ph.D.
Afterword by Chuck Tarver
Brother to Brother: New Writings by Black Gay Men, begun by Joseph Beam and completed by Essex Hemphill after Beam's death in 1988, is a collection of now-classic literary work by black gay male writers. Originally published in 1991 and out of print for several years, Brother to Brother “is a community of voices,” Hemphill writes. “[It] tells a story that laughs and cries and sings and celebrates...it’s a conversation intimate friends share for hours. These are truly words mined syllable by syllable from the hearts of black gay men. You’re invited to listen in because you’re family, and these aren’t secrets—not to us, so why should they be secrets to you? Just listen. Your brother is speaking.” This new edition includes an introduction by Dr. Jafari Sinclaire Allen.
ISBN-10: 0-9786251-1-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-9786251-1-5
Specs: Softcover, 389 pp.
Price: $17.00
Pub. Date: October 2007
Cover design: E.M. Corbin
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Praise for Brother to Brother :
A joy and a wonder, this collection pulses with the gasp and glory of humanity by its adherence to the specifics of black gay reality. Those who know Joe Beam’s earlier collection, In the Life, can only applaud the job Essex Hemphill has done in this second collection, Brother to Brother. (Those who don’t will certainly be inspired to seek it out.) Here are pages that touch on sorrow but, even more, soar in celebration: They’re a door to step through and be dazzled by the breadth and richness of black gay lives.
—Samuel R. Delany, author of Dhalgren and Dark Reflections
