Rhyming and Necromancy: Collected Poems

A new collection of work, some never seen before, by a forgotten queer poet of the mid-twentieth century. This collection draws from Harry Fainlight's memoirs, unpublished work, and other biographical pieces to create a provocative portrait of the artist.

Born in New York and raised in England before returning to the Lower East Side in the early 1960s, by the age of thirty Harry Fainlight had cruised with Ginsberg, boozed with Kerouac, and posed for Warhol, all the while managing to feud wit...