Unending Dialogue serves as a profound and poignant record of a unique poetry workshop facilitated by Rachel Hadas at the Gay Men’s Health Crisis in New York City. At its core, this extraordinary collection features fifty-seven poems written by ten workshop members, offering a raw, diverse, and deeply personal exploration of living with AIDS. Moving beyond mere documentation, the work functions as a hybrid of moving verse and thoughtful prose, illustrating the transformative power of language in the face of crisis. Hadas provides an illuminating perspective, detailing her experiences as both teacher and poet, and exploring the vital connections formed between students, language, and the realities of life and death. By turning a poet’s ear to the challenges of the epidemic, this volume captures the essence of human resilience. It is an essential read for anyone interested in the intersection of creative expression and social struggle, providing a luminous, articulate witness to a decade defined by both tragic loss and the enduring, vital necessity of the human voice.
Used (good, see images, some markings, handwritten name, rear cover sticker, front cover sticker, front cover sticker mark, and some initial pages folding) Softcover ISBN 057119804X
