Our Deep Gossip: Conversations with Gay Writers on Poetry and Desire - Softcover

Christopher Hennessy is the author of Outside the Lines: Talking with Contemporary Gay Poets and a collection of poems, Love-In-Idleness, which was a finalist for the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry. He is the associate editor for The Gay & Lesbian Review-Worldwide and lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

"A powerful living archive of the great stakes and pleasures of contemporary queer poetry. Reading these pages often feels like a lucky and enriching eavesdropping."—Michael Snediker, author of Queer Optimism

"Our Deep Gossip isn't just smart. It isn't just a color-rich collection of interviews with eight amazing gay poets. And it isn't just a compelling record of their personalities, processes, and engagement with desire. It's a landmark in which Hennessy never misses the mark."—Jim Elledge, editor of Who's Yer Daddy

“Hennessy gives the poets generous space to speak, and in this space the book succeeds.”—Publishers Weekly


“Hennessy successfully presents readers with a snapshot of modern gay poetry while placing individual poets within the wider American literary landscape.”—Library Journal

“Passionate about the beauty of poetry, Hennessy presents eight master craftsmen at the top of their game. . . . His book will delight readers interested in how a poet’s mind works, and the many places a literary artist draws inspiration from.”—Bay Area Reporter


“Hennessy’s easily flowing yet rich conversations with eight American gay male poets of different generations offer enriching insights into our human condition that can resonate with a wide audience.”—James Morgan Brown Review