(BKREV) Apprentice of Fever: Poems
Kent State University Press, PO Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001. 70p. (Wick Poetry First Book Series). ISBN 0-87338-615-9. $12.00.
Richard Tayson. 1998.
"From the start, the book's immediacy is rooted in the day-to-day life of a man implicated in the AIDS epidemic; living on the edge; crossing, transforming, and transgressing boundaries; always, always paying extreme and active attention, which is the apotheosis of compassion, which is an act of love." There are 27 poems beginning with "Phone Sex" and ending with "Sacraments." In between are such poems as "Fever," "My Mother Asks if Men Make Love Face to Face," "Nightsweats," "Remembering the Man Who Molested Me," and "Ascension." These are beautifully written poems, meant to be read and re-read. Tayson has portrayed the life of an AIDS-infected man with wit and passion. He draws you into the life of this person to the point that it makes you squirm and think about yourself. A recommended book for all academic libraries.
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