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Toward the New Degeneracy: An Essay

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Bruce Benderson gives us all hope. He writes sparklingly clear, true, vivid, visceral, and says what no one else was brave enough to say. He shows the way back to our hearts and psyches, the way to honest living, and writing. Bruce, who I believe is a prophet for gay men, shows us how our total experience is relevant for our lives, and our arts.

Bruce distills out of the erotic vapors of New York and of America a wonderous drug, one that destroys delusion, enhances awareness, and provides impetus for action. He is a writer who has time for his people, and he clearly shows that gay men are his people. I love this book and I love Bruce Benderson. I hope you enjoy it as much as I. If you enjoy FAREWELL SYMPHONY or THE BEAUTIFUL ROOM IS EMPTY by Edmund White, then this book will provide the poetics and literary theory for such works of art. Bruce is right up there with Edmund White in his presentation of the artistic value of having the courage of being one's self, and claiming ALL of one's gay experience in order to be whole. --by Glenn Guillory aka monkglen

Bruce Benderson succinctly pinpoints the missing vitality in contemporary underground art and lifestyle. Thank you Bruce! A must-read for anyone involved in the future of Art in America.