Feed the Beast
Feed the Beast by Pádraig Ó Tuama, published by Broken Sleep Books in December 2022, is a collection of 56 pages that delves into the intersections of sexuality and religion. This book presents a thoughtful exploration of the experiences surrounding “gay cure” and reparative therapy, reflecting on the author’s personal journey through various treatments and therapies. Ó Tuama seeks to find language that provides safety while navigating the complexities of faith and identity.
Readers will find a diverse range of poems that engage with themes of rage, resilience, and hope. The collection includes a significant erasure poem responding to the Vatican’s stance on same-sex unions, showcasing the author’s skillful use of form and voice. Through parables, narratives, and songs, the poems invite reflection on the emotional landscapes shaped by both tenderness and fear. Feed the Beast offers a profound meditation on the challenges faced within the LGBTQ community, making it a poignant addition to contemporary poetry.
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Feed the Beast by Pádraig Ó Tuama features poems which meditate on sexuality and religion. This breathtaking book charts the landscape into-and out of-the world of “gay cure” and reparative therapy. Having undergone treatments, therapies, and exorcisms for gagging the gay in him, Pádraig Ó Tuama pushes past gods and devils and searches for language that might offer safety. At the core of this collection is a breathtaking erasure poem written in response to the Vatican’s statement on the blessing of same-sex unions. With dexterous use of form and voice, Feed the Beast explores registers of rage and resilience. Whether in parable, narrative or song, whether in tenderness or fear, the reader encounters poems that are honed, necessary and-finally-hopeful.
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