“<i>BOY</i> COMING OUT <i>GAY</i> GOING FAR TO <i>LADY</i> WAY TO <i>QUEER</i>,” a Poem by Rickey Laurentiis

“BOY COMING OUT GAY GOING FAR TO LADY WAY TO QUEER,” a Poem by Rickey Laurentiis

From the Collection “Death of the First Idea”

By Rickey Laurentiis | September 15, 2025

“The Way the Tides”

“The Way the Tides”

A Poem by Rickey Laurentiis

By Rickey Laurentiis | October 29, 2021

BEAUTIFUL BOTTOM, BEAUTIFUL SHAME

BEAUTIFUL BOTTOM, BEAUTIFUL SHAME

A New Poem by Rickey Laurentiis

By Rickey Laurentiis | June 29, 2016

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