Poetry – Queer Sci Fi

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Queer Poetry Corner: Two Books to Look At. Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender

July 11, 2023 by Jeff Baker

Queer Poetry Corner: Two Books to Look At by Jeff Baker And you, whate’er your Fav’rite does approve For Condescension leads the way to love Go with him where he goes, tho’ long the way And the fierce Dog-Star fires the sultry Way —-from “Odes” by Tibullus (60-90 B.C.) The Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse Poetry can be a fleeting art. Sometimes the lines and stanzas are brief, sometimes the impact of a poem is less brief than that. But other times a poem can last for a millennia and shine a light on the lives of the poets and … Read more

Where Everybody Knows Your Name Is Walt Whitman—–Jeff Baker: Boogieman In Lavender

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 by Jeff Baker

Where Everybody Knows Your Name is Walt Whitman by Jeff Baker Laugh on laughers! Drink on drinkers! Bandy the jest! Toss the theme from one to another! Beam up—Brighten up, bright eyes of beautiful young men! ——-Walt Whitman, from “The Two Vaults.” There were no Pride flags flying in New York City in 1859. But if you were gay there were places to discreetly hang out. One was literally underground. Pfaff’s, a bar and restaurant located beneath the sidewalk at 647 Broadway, featured a dining area and a bar, literally in a cellar. Named for it’s owner Charles Pfaff, it … Read more

REVIEW: The Cyborg Anthology – Lindsay B-e

June 9, 2021 by scott

Genre: Sci-Fi, Poetry LGBTQ+ Category: Multiple Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Poems written by Cyborgs in the future – this collection melds sci-fi and poetry, human and machine. The Cyborg Anthology takes place in a future where there was a thriving world of Robots and Cyborgs living peacefully beside Humans, but a disaster destroyed all Robot and most Cyborg life. The book is organized like a typical anthology of literature, split into sections that include a biography of each poet and a sample of their poetry. It covers early Cyborg poetry, political, celebrity, and pop culture … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Cyborg Anthology – Lindsay B-e

January 22, 2021 by scott

QSFer Lindsay B-e has a new queer sci-fi/poetry book out (bi, gay, gender fluid, lesbian, non-binary, poly): “The Cyborg Anthology.” Poems written by Cyborgs in the future – this collection melds sci-fi and poetry, human and machine. The Cyborg Anthology takes place in a future where there was a thriving world of Robots and Cyborgs living peacefully beside Humans, but a disaster destroyed all Robot and most Cyborg life. The book is organized like a typical anthology of literature, split into sections that include a biography of each poet and a sample of their poetry. It covers early Cyborg poetry, … Read more

REVIEW: Innovation

August 21, 2020 by scott

Just got an amazing review for “Innovation,” the 2020 Queer Sci Fi flash fiction anthology, from Jayne Lockwood: “Innovation is an addictive read. I challenge you to put this book down after you’ve begun reading it. I devoured it in two afternoons and can say, hand on heart, I will read it again. I was so impressed by the ingenuity of each author, who all brought their unique take on the theme.” We’re thrilled and so proud of all of our authors! Read the full review here. Get Innovation here: Publisher: https://www.otherworldsink.com/book/innovation/ Amazon eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D2M9NXX/ Amazon Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DSR7H1M/ Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/innovation-j-scott-coatsworth/1137348374;jsessionid=B6173CB4BC3505B7042A4C867C2A0DCD.prodny_store02-atgap07?ean=2940164607074 iBooks: https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1523783080 Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/innovation-24

Toasting Thomas M. Disch – Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender

August 13, 2018August 12, 2018 by Jeff Baker

Lives are short. Literary lives even shorter. When a writer dies, of course, their output stops; there are no new books or stories being produced. Their memory fades from public consciousness. Prolific writers like L. Sprague De Camp, Edward D. Hoch, even Isaac Asimov to a degree are in the process of being forgotten; their novels not reprinted, their stories not anthologized in favor of newer, trendier writers. Such is the case with one of our own, Thomas M. Disch, writer of science fiction and fantasy; creator of The Brave Little Toaster, and a man who would possibly rather be … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: A Rollerblade Day, by Eric Alan Westfall

June 11, 2017 by scott

QSFer Eric Alan Westfall has a new MM poetry book out that includes some spec fic poems: ’m not sure what to say to entice you into buying a collection of mostly gay-themed poems. Some are from my own life, some are not. Some will hopefully give you a joyful smile, and an “Ah, yes.” Others I hope will have a different effect on your emotions. There are some humorous ones (“quantumchromodynamics”—which is, by the way, a real word), some are happy, some are not, some are fantasies (“the dragon painting,” “dining with the Anhkang king”), and some deal with … Read more