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    Nefarious
    Nefarious
    Nefarious
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    Nefarious

    By Emanuel Xavier

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    Emanuel Xavier is the author of three poetry collections and a novel. His poems and essays have appeared in numerous literary publications. In 2010, The Equality Forum named him an LGBT History Month Icon.

    "Emanuel Xavier's Nefarious is raw, brutal. And necessary. The harrowing and mesmerizing language in this book will cut you open, but it will also blow like a 'breeze against your skin.'" —Eduardo C. Corral, author of Slow Lightning

    "Towards the middle of Emanuel Xavier's stunning new collection he writes, 'My work is not so universal.' The specifics might not be universal, but the journey Xavier examines is very human: how do we accept our past and move forward? How do we find true connection in this frightening world? The poems are raw, honest, and electric, and I wouldn't want to live in a world without poems like these." —Stephen S. Mills, author of He Do The Gay Man In Different Voices

    "Emanuel Xavier is a brave, generous writer. He bares his bones to his readers, inviting us into his world which often isn't pretty, yet is so startling beautiful it broke my heart — and then healed it. Though there is a lot of tough stuff here, the reader emerges full of hope, believing in life and love. This is no small feat. Time spent reading these poems is time well spent." —Lesléa Newman, author of October Mourning: A Song For Matthew Shepard

    "These poems are eloquent snapshots from a real life, full of emotion, fact, and surprise. Emanuel Xavier can take you from the brutal to the tender to the sexual to the religious in the blink of an eye--or from the prosy to the lyrical to the laugh-out-loud funny. His poems put you in touch with the whole man, his bone and gristle, heart and soul." —Christopher Bram, author of Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America

    "Brash, dark, funny-Emanuel Xavier is all these things, but more important, he is ruthlessly true, brutally kind, painfully relevant and terribly gifted." —Trebor Healey, author of A Horse Named Sorrow

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRebel Satori Press
    Release dateOct 15, 2013
    ISBN9781608640973
    Nefarious
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    Emanuel Xavier

    Emanuel Xavier took the New York City spoken word scene by storm in 1996, quickly becoming one of the most significant voices to emerge from the neo-Nuyorican poetry movement. Following in the tradition of writers/performers like Miguel Piñero, Xavier captivated audiences with a fresh and poignant brand of art that celebrated sexuality, Latino heritage, and the often brutal streets of New York. He is the author of two collections of poetry, Pier Queen and Americano, and a novel Christ-Like.

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