MICHAEL LASSELL
My blogs
Blogs I follow
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Writer and Editor |
| Location | New York, New York, United States |
| Introduction | Welcome to THE LIVING GAY WORD, a forum for writers who identify as gay men. Each post is a poem by a different poet. The selections have been made by Lambda Literary Award-winning poet and editor, Michael Lassell. He is the author of three collections of his own poetry: POEMS FOR LOST AND UN-LOST BOYS; DECADE DANCE; and A FLAME FOR THE TOUCH THAT MATTERS. Additionally, he is the editor of several poetry collections, including THE NAME OF LOVE; EROS IN BOYSTOWN; and (with Elena Georgiou) THE WORLD IN US. Please note that everything that appears in this blog is copyrighted material and may not be reproduced in any form without permission of the author. For submission guidelines, please e-mail onemanzbooks@mac.com. FOR MORE ABOUT THE POETS WHOSE WORK YOU FIND HERE, GO TO OUR WEB SITE, LOCATED AT http://TheLivingGayWord.com. |
| Interests | Reading, writing, design, architecture, art, life, politics, fashion... What's not interesting? |
| Favorite movies | Anything with an English accent that is based on a book, and anything with Meryl Streep or Johnnie Depp in it, Or Matt Damon. Or Brad Pitt. As a kid, my all-time favorite was "Yankee Doodle Dandy," which I could watch nonstop for days. |
| Favorite music | Folk music from the 1960s and pretty much anything by any of the women generally considered gay icons, from Judy and Liza through Barbra, Bette, and Dolly. |
| Favorite books | Books written by me. Books written by my friends. Books written by Dr. Seuss. Mysteries. Brain-teaser historic novels. And design books, of course. And books of photography. And art. |
Why does the taste of pennies remind you of losing a tooth?
Because they both taste like blood. Or because blood tastes like copper. Or because we were so poor when I was a kid, I only got a single penny from the Tooth Fairy. (That's a lie, by the way).