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The Closet Clandestine: A Queer Steps Out

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The Closit Clandestine a gueer steps out, a book of poems by Edward C Patterson, is an amazing collection of poems and verse I found it both heart warming and inspireing! I found that I was brought to tears by :Ties and Rings, and warmed by : in My Heart there Lives a Dream, I highly recamend this book to all lovers of good poetry!!
Carol Morris

Since time immemorial, people have turned to poetry to record their experiences of the world. In "The Closet Clandestine: A Queer Steps Out," a collection of seven shorter works, Edward C. Patterson has added his unique voice to the mix.

The book covers the gamut of his experiences, both as a gay man ("I'm Out" and "Not Just Survival"), and as a sensitive observer of the world around him ("Winter Reigns" and "Roberta"). He even has a bit of fun with the whole idea of poetry ("A Verse Perverse")

This is not a children's book as the subject matter and words in many of the poems are for more mature audiences, but for the person, whether gay or straight, who is interested in understanding how one gay man views the world, this book is a treat.