This is a new collection of poetry from the well-known critic, novelist, performer and librettist. Witty, quirky, irreverent, economical of means but certainly not of feelings, stylish, and illuminating, these are poems in which all filters to free association have been removed. Wayne Koestenbaum's poems use dreams, fantasies and play to articulate the authors' passions. The poetry is filled with startling apercus about family, friends, intellectual passions of the moment, popular culture, religion and stardom.