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A Book of Queer Prayer
Paperback
Publisher Price: $13.00
Publisher: Last-Picked Books
Published: Feb 28 2026
Pages: 54
Weight: 0.10
Height: 0.13 Width: 5.00 Depth: 6.00
Language: English
As a child I carried a pocket book
of Psalms with me
in my jeans: a gift from my grandparents
meant to instill in me a love of Christ
but instead instilling only a love
of onion skin pages
and leather. I lose it
in the same move I lose the memory
of my mother's voice.
from Like Fox Mulder I want to Believe
Through a speaker who kisses their inner Christ on the mouth (Dreams) along with anyone with lips (Bible Study), poet Jay Orlando intertwines the tension between what one is raised with and who one discovers themselves to be, and at what end? A Book of Queer Prayer is a necessary read for anyone studying and/or struggling with identity and religion. Halsey Hyer, author of [deadname] (Anhinga Press, 2022)
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