Hemphill, Essex. Ceremonies : : prose and poetry / [electronic resource] / Essex Hemphill.. — New York : : Plume,, c1992.. — ix, 177 p. ; 21 cm.
American Hero. Heavy Breathing. Visiting Hours. Civil Servant. Voices. For My Own Protection. When My Brother Fell. Fixin' Things. Does Your Mama Know About Me? Miss Emily's Grandson Won't Hush His Mouth. Commitments. If Freud Had Been a Neurotic Colored Woman: Reading Dr. Frances Cress Welsing. Loyalty. Rights and Permissions. Object Lessons. Invitations All Around. The Occupied Territories. Without Comment. Song for Rapunzel. The Tomb of Sorrow. So Many Dreams. Ceremonies. Family Jewels. If I Simply Wanted Status, I'd Wear Calvin Klein. To Be Real. Soft Targets. Cordon Negro. In an Afternoon Light. Black Machismo. To Some Supposed Brothers. Gardenias. I Want to Talk About You -- Selections from Earth Life (1985). Pressing Flats. If His Name Were Mandingo. Black Beans. Homocide. Better Days -- Selections from Conditions (1986). Le Salon. Under Certain Circumstances. Where Seed Falls. O Tell Me, Brutus. Now We Think. Balloons. Isn't It Funny. The Edge. Between Pathos and Seduction. Heavy Corners. Equus. Romance Is Intrigue. American Wedding. In the Life. Notes.
Gay and Lesbian Book Award (American Library Association), 1993
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