Deviant traces a trajectory of queer self-discovery from childhood to adulthood, examining love, fear, grief, and the violence that men are capable of in intimate same-sex relationships. Richly engaged with the tangible and experiential, Patrick Graces confessional poetry captures profound, sharp emotions, tracking a journey impacted equally by beauty and by brutality. Coming-of-age identity struggles are recalled with wry wit, and dreamlike poems embrace adolescent queer love and connections as a way to cope with the fear and cruelty that can occur in gay relationships. Later poems in the collection recall vivid moments of psychological trauma and stalking and explore the bias of the justice system toward gay men. Collecting memories, dreams, and fears about sexual identity, Deviant makes important contributions to queer coming-of-age and intimate partner violence narratives.
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Weight: 100g
Dimensions: 133 x 229mm
Publication Date: 12 Feb 2024
Publisher: University of Alberta Press
Publication City/Country: Canada
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781772127416
About Patrick Grace
Patrick Grace is an author and teacher who divides his time between Vancouver and Victoria BC. His poems have been published widely in Canadian literary magazines including Arc Poetry Magazine Best Canadian Poetry Columba EVENT The Ex-Puritan The Fiddlehead The Malahat Review Prairie Fire and more. His work has been a finalist for literary contests with CV2 and PRISM international and in 2020 his poem A Violence won The Malahat Review's Open Season Award for poetry. He has published two chapbooks: a blurred wind swirls back for you (2023) and Dastardly (2021) both of which explore aspects of love fear and trauma that represent a personal queer identity. Deviant his first full-length poetry collection continues to explore these themes. Follow him on IG: @thepoetpatrick.