Claude Moore delivers a thought-provoking set of poetic forms on queer theory and LGBTQIA+ identity. Part poetic essay, part autobiography, part fantasy: Moore explores the amalgamations of being themself in response to the exterior world.

Claude Moore's second poetry collection dives "right into the middle of things" in order to explore themes of self and lgbtqia+ history in the midst of the current political climate. Powerful and provocative, Moore's work is highly personal, even while hiding behind the mask of their words.

"Eben Holden - A Tale of the North Country. Having lost both parents and his home in northern Vermont, orphan Willie Brower is taken in by Eben Holden, ""Uncle Eb"" who transports him westward to save him from being sent to an orphanage. Through the Adirondacks and into the St. Lawrence valley they travel. Eben is kind, happy, and loves to tell stories to the youngster, many of which were to shape the life and ideals of Willie during his life. This story follows Willie as a young orphan, l...