Funeral Diva

A poetic memoir about coming-of-age in the AIDS era, and its effects on life and art."She is a writer for the future, in that she defies genre."—Hilton Als"Riveting, personal, open-hearted, risky and wise. This is Pamela Sneed at the top of her gifts, firmly grounding her history into our history, enriching both, acknowledging all the legacies and losses, influences gold and ash."—Sarah Schulman, author of My American History: Lesbian and Gay Life During the Reagan and Bush Years"Pamela Sneed's Funeral Diva is deft, defiant, and devastating. Nothing exists in her work without history, without teaching me, as she writes, 'the power of what words can do.' Through her brilliant mind it's evident that everything is truly connected. You just have to find the string."—Tommy Pico, author of FeedIn this collection of personal essays and poetry, acclaimed poet and performer...