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Desayuno en la cama | Book Review
(Egales editorial, Madrid, Barcelona, 2008)
By Charlie Vázquez
Madrid-based writer, poet and publisher Lawrence Schimel’s latest poetry
collection Desayuno en la cama (en español) dazzles the eyes, heart and spirit
with themes of love, desire, sex and infatuation. He is a true romantic—these
poems are sensual, honest and at times even adorable. They capture the
contemporary queer man’s longing for, what are often, opposing forces;
companionship and freedom, simplicity and adventure. At times his voice
worries that others might hear him in the midst of passionate sex; other times he
dives into the carnal world of male sexuality with all the enthusiasm of a lusting
virgin.
This brand of magical poetry serves as a testament to the complexities we
experience as desiring queers and also serves as a crucial document of the
rewards and heartbreaks we reap, as men who live our lives as we so deem to.
“I have sex with other men,” he tells a man, “but breakfast in bed is ours alone”.
Episodes of cyber-infatuations and long-distance yearning ring all too dear and
true. Schimel’s fearless confessions of yearning for male beauty—the desire that
marginalizes us—is the poetry’s driving force, the wind in its sails, the man he
Desayuno en la cama | Book Review
(Egales editorial, Madrid, Barcelona, 2008)
By Charlie Vázquez
Madrid-based writer, poet and publisher Lawrence Schimel’s latest poetry
collection Desayuno en la cama (en español) dazzles the eyes, heart and spirit
with themes of love, desire, sex and infatuation. He is a true romantic—these
poems are sensual, honest and at times even adorable. They capture the
contemporary queer man’s longing for, what are often, opposing forces;
companionship and freedom, simplicity and adventure. At times his voice
worries that others might hear him in the midst of passionate sex; other times he
dives into the carnal world of male sexuality with all the enthusiasm of a lusting
virgin.
This brand of magical poetry serves as a testament to the complexities we
experience as desiring queers and also serves as a crucial document of the
rewards and heartbreaks we reap, as men who live our lives as we so deem to.
“I have sex with other men,” he tells a man, “but breakfast in bed is ours alone”.
Episodes of cyber-infatuations and long-distance yearning ring all too dear and
true. Schimel’s fearless confessions of yearning for male beauty—the desire that
marginalizes us—is the poetry’s driving force, the wind in its sails, the man he
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explores with ever-thirsting lips. Desayuno en la cama is a bold foray into
queer Madrid noir and glows with the scent of love just made.
To order:
http://www.libreriaberkana.com/buscador.php?searchp=Desayuno%20en%20l
a%20cama
CLICK HERE from more by Charlie Vázquez
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queer Madrid noir and glows with the scent of love just made.
To order:
http://www.libreriaberkana.com/buscador.php?searchp=Desayuno%20en%20l
a%20cama
CLICK HERE from more by Charlie Vázquez
Copyright 2009|Ambiente. Do not reproduce without prior authorization.
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