Notes
A first-hand account from the front line, as well as a reflection on current political concerns ... review
Description
When Kelly Cogswell plunged into New York's East Village in 1992, she had just come out. An ex-Southern Baptist born in Kentucky, she was camping in an Avenue B loft, scribbling poems, and playing in an underground band, trying to figure out her next move. A couple of months later she was consumed by the Lesbian Avengers, instigating direct action campaigns, battling cops on Fifth Avenue, mobilizing 20,000 dykes for a march on Washington, D.C., and eating fire-literally-in front of the White House. At once streetwise and wistful, Eating Fire is a witty and urgent comin
Collection
Call number
303 COG
Awards
Lambda Literary Award (Finalist — Lesbian Memoir/Biography — 2015)
Publishing Triangle Awards (Finalist — Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction — 2015)
ALA Over the Rainbow Book List (Selection — 2015)
Publication
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2014
Physical description
237 p.; 22 cm