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Essex Hemphill

Essex Hemphill

poeta norte-americano

1957-04-16 Chicago
1995-11-04 Filadélfia
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Na América,
eu ponho meu anel
no seu pau
que é o lugar dele.
Nenhum cavaleiro
trazendo o terror
ou soldado apocalíptico
há de chegar
e chagar nossa união.
Eles estão ocupados
demais pilhando
a terra para nos ver.
Eles não sabem
que nos precisamos
criticamente.
Esperam que tiremos licença médica,
fiquemos a noite toda perante a TV,
morramos por nossas próprias mãos.
Eles não sabem
que estamos reunindo forças.
A cada beijo
confirmamos o novo mundo.
O que a rosa sussurra
antes de abrir
prometo a você.
Eu dou a você meu coração,
uma casa segura.
Eu dou a você promessas outras que
leite, mel, liberdade.
Eu presumo que você sempre
será um homem livre com um sonho.
Na América,
eu coloco o seu anel
no meu pau
que é o lugar dele.
Que vivamos muito
para libertar este sonho.
(tradução de Ricardo Domeneck)
:
American Wedding
Essex Hemphill
In America,
I place my ring
on your cock
where it belongs.
No horsemen
bearing terror,
no soldiers of doom
will swoop in
and sweep us apart.
They’re too busy
looting the land
to watch us.
They don’t know
we need each other
critically.
They expect us to call in sick,
watch television all night,
die by our own hands.
They don’t know
we are becoming powerful.
Every time we kiss
we confirm the new world coming.
What the rose whispers
before blooming
I vow to you.
I give you my heart,
a safe house.
I give you promises other than
milk, honey, liberty.
I assume you will always
be a free man with a dream.
In America,
place your ring
on my cock
where it belongs.
Long may we live
to free this dream.
.
.
.
Essex Hemphill foi um poeta americano, nascido em Chicago a 16 de abril de 1957. Publicou Earth Life (1985), Conditions (1986) e Ceremonies: Prose and Poetry (1992). Compareceu com seu trabalho no filme Looking for Langston (1989), de Isaac Julien, e no documentário Tongues United (1992), de Marlon Riggs. O poeta e ativista morreu em decorrência da AIDS a 4 de novembro de 1995.
 
--- Ricardo Domeneck
 
 
Essex Hemphill - National Poetry Month 2020
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Black Gay Poetry: "Commitments" by Essex Hemphill
Black Nations/Queer Nations? Panel Excerpt
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Reflection on the funeral of Essex Hemphill
“When My Brother Fell (For JosephBeam)” written by Essex Hemphill
"American Hero" by Essex Hemphill
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"Speaking of Essex: Tribute to Essex Hemphill"
What Will Be Bombed Today/Postscript
OutWrite 2022 Presents: Celebrating “Ceremonies”: A 30th Anniversary Tribute to Essex Hemphill
"Hold Tight Gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS"
Outwrite 1990
Write Volumes Celebrating Writers: Pride History More – Essex Hemphill
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Cory Bradley reads "For My Own Protection," by Essex Hemphill.
Cory Bradley reads "Heavy Corners," by Essex Hemphill
Days Without Art Saturday Dec 18, 6:00 Essex Hemphill NO! The Rape documentary
June 29 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 - “American Wedding” by Essex Hemphill | read by Kirk Lawrence-Howard
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Essex Hemphill Presentation
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50 Queers Who Changed the World: Essex Hemphill
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Reading: "For My Own Protection" by Essex Hemphill #NationalPoetryMonth
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Looking for Langston
Horacio the handsnake - Essex Hemphill
Tongues Untied
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In the Life: Interview with Marlon Riggs [unedited footage]
When My Brother Fell (poem)
Black Nations/Queer Nations? - Trailer - TWN
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