Description
Bill Kushner's first full-length collection of poems, Head, appeared in 1988. Among the comments by critics:
“Bill Kushner's Head more than alludes to the night demimonde; his book is an extended exploration of back alleys and sex bars where the poet searches for love and beauty and himself. Sometimes self-deprecating, sometimes frightening and sometimes outrageously funny... Kushner never swerves from what he is really seeing, thinking and feeling. Writing this sort of poetry dictates an absolute unflappable honesty and a ready sense of humor. Kushner succeeds. In his persona as night stalker and sexual outlaw, we believe him...”—Paul Genega, Washington Review of the Arts
“Bill Kushner's streetwise joie de vivre observations charm the hardest of macho hearts. Frank O'Hara would surely approve. These energetic "songs of a goof" are sheer gravy heaven.”—Anne Waldman
Author Bio
In addition to his eight books of poems, Bill Kushner has worked as a playwright, actor, and director at the New York Theatre Ensemble and Theater Genesis in New York. He has just finished Good Gravy Marie, a new full-length play.
Author City: NEW YORK, NY USA