My Alexandria (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Mark Doty
- First Published: 1993
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Death or dying, Human behavior, AIDS, Blood, Christmas, Gardens or gardening
The description on the back of Mark Doty’s third book of poetry says it is “a book about mortality, about the mortal weight of AIDS in particular” and “the struggle to make meaning in the face of an epidemic.” While such a description is indisputably accurate, it is by no means complete. A reviewer who was asked to say whether she agreed with this description by simply checking “always,” “sometimes,” “occasion-ally,” or “never” might feel as if she had been given a multiple-choice question for which all the answers were incomplete or unsatisfactory-unless the...
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