{"product_id":"assaracus-issue-26-a-journal-of-gay-and-queer-poetry-paperback","title":"Assaracus Issue 26: A Journal of Gay and Queer Poetry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBryan Borland\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter years away, Assaracus roars back to life: fluid, defiant, unapologetic, and gloriously multiple. Assaracus Issue 26 revives the journal that never played it safe. This time it's louder, queerer, and more unruly, cracking open the doors to a wilder range of voices. In the spirit of the gritty, imperfect, bold poetry magazines and presses of the '70s and '80s, this issue hums with risk, bite, and desire. \u003cstrong\u003eThis isn't for tenure. This is tenacity. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing work from: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChen Chen\u003c\/strong\u003e - award-winning poet of tenderness, wit, and unabashed gay joy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Diamond\u003c\/strong\u003e - rediscovered AIDS-era poet, bringing archival fire back to light.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony DiPietro\u003c\/strong\u003e - writing sex, survival, and queer ecstasy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJack Drago\u003c\/strong\u003e - punk ritualist of lust and revelation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMattie Frye\u003c\/strong\u003e - narratives of gender, survival, and Southern lineage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Hahn\u003c\/strong\u003e - fierce queer reckonings with God and the body.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBaruch Porras Hernandez\u003c\/strong\u003e - bold, comedic, erotic, and full of heat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAmir Rabiyah\u003c\/strong\u003e - trans poetics of cartography, resilience, and redefinition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMegan Volpert\u003c\/strong\u003e - incisive, sharp-witted queer intellectual play.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIan Young\u003c\/strong\u003e - legendary Canadian poet and archivist, returning to the page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBryan Borland\u003c\/strong\u003e - editor, founder, and poet, claiming his space with \"Bryan's Poem.\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis issue is both a homecoming and a departure: the gay poetry of Assaracus now cracked open to a chorus of identities and lineages. It's all disturb \/ enrapture and a necessary reminder that queer poetry saves, disrupts, and survives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464488698109,"sku":"9781943977871","price":28.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/CsV4vuMlxD9781943977871.webp?v=1777261348","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/assaracus-issue-26-a-journal-of-gay-and-queer-poetry-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}