American Wedding
Essex Hemphill, “American Wedding” from Ceremonies. Copyright © 1992 by Essex Hemphill. Reprinted by permission of The Frances Goldin Literary Agency.
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Poet Essex Hemphill 1957–1995
POET’S REGION U.S., Mid-Atlantic
Subjects Living, Marriage & Companionship, Relationships, Love, Social Commentaries, Life Choices, Desire, Realistic & Complicated
Biography
A poet and performer known for his political edge, Essex Hemphill openly addressed race, identity, sexuality, HIV/AIDS, and the family in his work, voicing issues central to the African American gay community. His first collections of poems were the self-published chapbooks Earth Life (1985) and Conditions (1986). His first full-length collection, Ceremonies: Prose and Poetry (1992), won the National Library Association’s Gay, . . .
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SUBJECT Living, Marriage & Companionship, Relationships, Love, Social Commentaries, Life Choices, Desire, Realistic & Complicated
POET’S REGION U.S., Mid-Atlantic
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