Fantasia for the Man in Blue (Stahlecker Selections) All Artisans and marginalized with devastating consequences

and marginalized with devastating consequences

blue-eyed children can devastate all others—prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful

This revised and expanded edition updates Four Generations with several new texts and nearly 100 images of works that have been added to the collection since the initial publication of this influential and widely praised book

The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is

discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress

Fantasia for the Man in Blue (Stahlecker Selections) All Artisans and marginalized with devastating consequencesIn his debut collection Fantasia for the Man in Blue, Tommye Blount orchestrates a chorus of distinct, unforgettable voices that speak to the experience of the black, queer body as a site of desire and violence. A black mans late night encounter with a police officerthe titular man in bluebecomes an extended meditation on a dangerous erotic fantasy. The late Luther Vandross, resurrected here in a suite of poems, addresses the contradiction between his