Hated for the Gods
Hated for the Gods by Sean Patrick Mulroy, published by Button Poetry on September 14, 2023, is a 128-page collection that explores themes of queer heritage and the celebration of gay sexuality. This work invites readers to engage with the complexities of love, loss, and identity through a lens that combines personal narrative with broader historical contexts. The poetry reflects a blend of tenderness and urgency, aiming to educate and inspire while addressing the experiences of gay men in America.
In Hated for the Gods, Mulroy presents a tapestry of emotions that range from plaintive to joyous, often intertwining the personal with the political. The collection draws on stories from the author’s coming of age in the American South during the 1990s, offering insights into the history of LGBTQ experiences. Readers will find a rich exploration of death, grief, and erotic love, all rendered in a style that is both intricate and accessible. This edition serves as a significant contribution to contemporary poetry, particularly within the LGBTQ community.
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Sean Patrick Mulroy’s Hated for the Gods invites the reader to embrace their queer heritage with disarming tenderness, and urges them to celebrate the joy of gay sex without shame.
Plaintive and joyous, sexy and ferocious–often all at once–Hated for the Gods is as much a call to action as it is a work of literature. Gorgeously rendered and skillfully constructed both to educate and inspire, Sean Patrick Mulroy’s poetry weaves together stories from his coming of age in the American South of the 1990s with the broader history of gay men in America. The result is a politically radical text that will leave you shocked with all you didn’t know about the history of queer people, and surprised by what you already knew but never could articulate.
A world-renowned poet and award-winning scholar, Mulroy’s work exists in a lineage of fearless gay literature; from Shakespeare to Siken, Genji to Ginsberg. Masterfully intricate, yet effortlessly approachable, by turns hopeful and incendiary, Hated for the Gods, is a must-read for the LGBT+ community and their loved ones.
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