Deviant Propulsion is dedicated to the elimination of fear. The title refers to the idea that those who are deviant propel the world forward at top speed. Delving into the center of the endless webs of repression against our bodies, desires, politics, and imaginations, are those whose actions and motion cut away at the systemic limitations of society. This collection of poems was written with the inspiration and work of these people in mind. As a working class queer poet, Conrad has had to fight through different stratifications of oppression his entire life. His poems vibrate with the...
Deviant Propulsion is dedicated to the elimination of fear. The title refers to the idea that those who are deviant propel the world forward at top sp...
"He's a poet for our time like Ginsberg was for his."--Eileen Myles
"Conrad's work shows us that the body itself is the first source of alienation and estrangement from the self, and is thus the true subject of poetry. Only by engaging this body . . . can we achieve transport."--Bookforum
What is the best Love you've ever had in this world? Be quiet while thinking about that Love. If someone comes along and starts talking, quietly shoo them away, you're busy, you're a poet with a penny in your mouth. . . . Now get your pen and paper and write about POVERTY, write line...
"He's a poet for our time like Ginsberg was for his."--Eileen Myles
"Conrad's work shows us that the body itself is the first source of alien...
Listed in The Boston Globe's Best Poetry Books of 2014 Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Gay Poetry Winner of The Believer Poetry Award
"The (Soma)tic Exercises are innovative and crucial to our art form. . . . Conrad must be one of the most original practitioners of poetry forging new territory."--The Rumpus
"There was a time some of us believed poetry and poets could save the world; CAConrad never stopped believing it."--The Huffington Post
From "M.I.A. ESCALATOR":
The ultrasound machine gives the parents the...
Listed in The Boston Globe's Best Poetry Books of 2014 Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Gay Poetry Winner of The Believer ...