Last Rights
by Marvin K. White
The poems collected in last rights portray caring, humanness, family
or kinship, humor, despair, ordinary problems and unqualified love as they
occur in the everyday lives of homosexuals. With the quiet dignity of these
poems Marvin K. White challenges us to consider how homophobia may distort
what we behold. —The Washington Post
ISBN-10: 0-9656659-4-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-9656659-4-0
Specs: Softcover,
138pp.
Price: $14.00
Pub.
Date: October
2004
Cover art: “Bread of Heaven” © 2001 by Michael Ross
Cover design: E.M. Corbin
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Praise for Last Rights
White’s poems are rippling with humor, bitterness and acceptance. He tells the story of what life is like now, how to be black and gay with AIDS pounding into his world; and still he manages to speak of his dreams in true believer’s fashion.
—Windy City Times
last rights is a powerful, passionate collection of verse that explores the essence of what it means to be black and gay. From homophobia in the African-American community to the double-barreled rage which comes from being a double minority, White’s prose often leaps from the page in red-hot explosions, but it also exhibits heartrending tenderness when paying tribute to friends, lovers, parents, and community. It is an unforgettable combination.
—Venus Magazine
