Gay Haiku - Hardcover

Derfner, Joel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 076791984X ISBN 13: 9780767919845

Publisher: Crown Archetype, 2005

Synopsis

Impossible to resist, this hilariously sassy and sweet collection of haiku turns the perilous sport of gay dating into pure poetry.

For hundreds of years, the Japanese haiku has been equated with peaceful contemplation and spiritual enlightenment. A delicate balance of rhythm and line, the haiku has provided countless readers with an appreciation of the changing of the seasons and the miracles of nature. Now, in Gay Haiku, readers can finally appreciate more important things—like the changing of boyfriends and the miracles of shopping.

Irresistible and irreverent, this collection of one hundred and ten witty and wicked short poems captures the many dating disasters of first-time author Joel Derfner. In a wonderfully fresh and original voice, Derfner shamelessly mines his personal life to send up such broad-ranging topics as gay pop culture, politics, family, sex, and, of course, home decorating.

Gay, straight, or undecided, readers will delight in Derfner’s dry sense of humor and unmistakable charm as he tackles the big questions of life.

About this title

About the Author:

JOEL DERFNER graduated from Harvard with a degree in linguistics. His work for the musical theater has been produced in London, New York, and various cities in between. In an attempt to become the gayest person ever, he took up knitting and got a job as a step aerobics instructor.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

one
I don't understand.
You love it when I do that--
Wait, no. That's Stephen.
two
Frantically hiding
Porno and Mapplethorpe prints--
Mom is on her way.
three
Remember when I
Said I disliked oral sex?
I meant just with you.
Four
My seventh birthday;
I weep at Barbie's Dream House.
How could you not know?
Five
The salmon's divine,
But I'm afraid we can't stay--
I fucked our waiter.
six
It's our second date,
And I'm not sure I love you.
It's time to break up.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown Archetype
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 076791984X
• ISBN 13: 9780767919845
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128