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With heartfelt honesty, Emanuel Xavier's fourth full-length poetry collection Nefarious welcomes the reader into the later second act of a former underage prostitute. This book captures insights into his private world; relationships, heartbreaks, life as a spoken word artist, time spent with his cat, aging. With a dose of dark humor, Xavier s pleasure in the written word and his passion makes this an engaging collection.
Paperback: 84 pages
Publisher: QueerMojo (A Rebel Satori Imprint) (October 15, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1608640949
ISBN-13: 978-1608640942
Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,280,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #44 in Books > Gay & Lesbian > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Gay #135 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Regional & Cultural > United States > Hispanic American #3811 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Themes & Styles
I have been reading Emanuel Xavier's work since his first release and I am just as in love with his writing style and content now as I was in the beginning. Emanuel has a way of expressing uncomfortable honesty that provides you with the antidote to the shame of your own uncomfortable self realizations. As a sexual abuse survivor, I find myself crying, laughing and empathizing with his pain, joy and confusion. He breaks free of all the social norms, forbidding the discussion of lost love and failed attempts at life, to bring you real accounts of life lessons. He is so descriptive and raw that you are never left wondering where he stands or how real his pain is. It is painful to read of another humans misfortune but comforting to be able to relate. You want to take away his pain but you feel compelled to read on because he delivers it in such a way that you want to take the journey with him.Xavier will forever be a legend in the LGBT poetry community and I will continue reading his personal life conquest and pitfalls. As long as Xavier graciously expresses the "ugly" in life through his poetry, I will never cease to support his work!
Xavier's ability to tell a story is fantastic, but his ability to open up and tell that story from his heart is what makes this collection phenomenal. At times, you feel nothing but sympathetic for Xavier, although you know that he will come out winning. The stories/poems in this collection are open, brutally honest, thought provoking, and captivating all at the same time. Xavier's humbleness, appreciation of all the small things, and his ability to forgive, or at least understand, his wrongdoers is remarkable. His warm soul shines through and reaches out to the reader on every page. Nefarious is a must read... poetry fan, or not.
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